Fitzpatrick Wilderness

The Fitzpatrick Wilderness [ ˌ fɪts pætɹɪk wɪldənɪs ] is a sanctuary of the type of a Wilderness Area in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is located in the Rocky Mountains on the eastern flank of the Wind River Range. The area is named after Thomas Fitzpatrick, a trapper and explorer who in the 1820s belonged to the first white men explored the parts of the Rocky Mountains, in 1842, he worked as a scout for John Charles Fremont, the first scientist to measure important points of the mountain range. The wilderness area is part of the Shoshone National Forest, one managed by the United States Forest Service National Forest.

The wilderness has roughly the shape of a standing on the top of the triangle and an area of ​​approximately 800 km ². The eastern boundary runs exactly north-south direction, here the wind River Reservation adjoins, an Indian reservation of the Eastern Shoshone and Arapaho. On the west side of the area is limited by the ridge of the Wind River Range and the Continental Divide running there. Beyond the ridge lies the Bridger Wilderness.

Description

The eastern flank of the Wind River Range is more rugged than the west side. Therefore, in the area are 44 small glaciers, 60 lakes and numerous small streams and rivers that flow into the Wind River. On the border of the wilderness are the Gannett Peak, with 4207 m the highest mountain in Wyoming, and the Downs Mountain ( 4096 m).

As in all Wilderness Areas, there is no traffic or tourist infrastructure. The area is of no road touched or crossed, however, be ways, including the usual route to the Gannett Peak, entertain rudimentary. The use of all types of vehicles, mountain bikes are prohibited, permitted uses are trekking and trail riding in small groups and in the context of the legal provisions fishing and hunting.