Lander Peak
| Lander Peak | |
|---|---|
 The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Steel engraving by James Smillie after Albert Bierstadt | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,463 ft (3,189 m) |
| Prominence | 786 ft (240 m) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sublette County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Wyoming Range |
Lander Peak, elevation 10,463 ft (3,189 m),[1] is a mountain located in Western Wyoming, near the border with Idaho.
The mountain is better known due to a painting by Albert Bierstadt. In 1859, Frederick W. Lander, accompanied by Bierstadt, embarked on a western expedition. On his return he painted a mountain landscape on a large 6-by-10-foot (1.8-by-3.0-meter) canvas, The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak. Following the death of General Lander during the Civil War in 1862, Bierstadt named the peak Lander's Peak.[2] The painting was completed in 1863 and sold in 1865 for $25,000.
References
[edit]- ^ "Key Col for Lander Peak - Peakbagger.com". www.peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863". metmuseum.org.