Hodges Peak is an mountain
summit
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in
Sublette County
Sublette County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,728. The county seat is Pinedale. It is a sparsely populated rural county in western Wyoming, along the Green River.
History
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Description
Hodges Peak is located on the crest of the Gros Ventre Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains. Hodges Peak ranks as the ninth-highest peak in the range and is south-southeast of Doubletop Peak
Doubletop Peak () is a mountain in the state of Wyoming. The peak is the tallest in the Gros Ventre Range. Doubletop Peak is within the Gros Ventre Wilderness
The Gros Ventre Wilderness ( ) is located in Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S ...
, the highest peak in the range.[ It is set west of the ]Continental Divide
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within the Gros Ventre Wilderness, on land managed by Bridger-Teton National Forest. The nearest town is Jackson, to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain's west slope drains to the Hoback River via Dell Creek, whereas the east slope drains to the Green River via Tosi Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately above Dell Creek in one mile (1.6 km). The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names
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Government Printing Office (1914), p. 138.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hodges Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...
zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.
See also
* List of mountain peaks of Wyoming
References
External links
* Weather forecast
Hodges Peak
{{Mountains of Wyoming
Bridger–Teton National Forest
Mountains of Sublette County, Wyoming
Mountains of Wyoming
North American 3000 m summits