Bears Ears Mountain is an 11,820-foot peak in Wyoming’s southern Wind River Range, rising east of Mount Chauvenet. Its twin summits resemble a bear’s ears from afar, giving the mountain its name. It stands within a rugged high-country landscape marked by steep terrain and the broader hazards of the range, including bears, insects, wildfires, difficult snow, and sharp nighttime cold. Serious accidents in the Wind River Range, including fatal falls from steep cliffs and injuries from falling rock, underscore the risks of traveling through this kind of mountain country.