B-47 Crash Site
In January 1962, a B-47 bomber on a training mission crashed into Wright Peak, killing all four crewmen. Pieces of the wreckage can still be found on the summit, along with a plaque near the impact site. Some of the crash debris is quite large, and hikers making the trip to the summit have been known to take small pieces down with them as souvenirs.
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Mount Colden from Wright, Marcy at left
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Wright Peak as seen from Marcy Dam (note snow-covered Marcy Dam Pond, foreground)
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Pitchoff, Cascade and Porter, from Wright
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