Washakie Needles map

Washakie Needles

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3 815 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

413 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 2 120 m

About

Washakie Needles (12,523 feet (3,817 m)) is the highest peak in the Washakie Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Washakie Needles is in the Washakie Wilderness of Shoshone National Forest. The Washakie Range is one of the southern group of mountains within the Absaroka Range, the other being the Owl Creek Mountains. Washakie Needles is only .8 mi (1.3 km) south of the slightly lower Dome Mountain, the second tallest peak in the Washakie Range. Part of the Absaroka volcanic field, the dacites that comprise the summit needles or pillars on Washakie Needles have been dated at 38.8 million years old, and are the youngest volcanic rocks associated with the Absarokas.

By elevation Washakie Needles is

# 94 out of 1962 in the Greater Yellowstone Rockies
# 87 out of 2428 in Wyoming
# 1 out of 51 in Hot Springs County
# 2 out of 68 in Washakie Wilderness Area
# 10 out of 455 in the Absaroka Range

By prominence Washakie Needles is

# 2 out of 51 in Hot Springs County
# 7 out of 68 in Washakie Wilderness Area
# 42 out of 455 in the Absaroka Range