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Wolfs Head

Wyoming

About

Wolfs Head is a summit of about 12,138 feet in Fremont County, Wyoming, inside the Popo Agie Wilderness. The peak lies within the Washakie Ranger District of Shoshone National Forest, which the Forest Service manages, and the nearest town is Fort Washakie, about 22 miles away. Climbers will find Shark's Nose about 0.3 miles away and Pingora about 0.4 miles away, with Cirque of the Towers at about 0.6 miles. The Hailey Pass Trail is about a mile off.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

12,138 ft

Land manager

Forest Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Wolfs Head

Wyoming

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

Where it is

Nearest town
Fort Washakie, Wyoming · 22 mi
Managed by
Forest Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Shoshone National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)