Abiathar Peak
Abiathar Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,928 ft (3,331 m)[1] |
Prominence | 848 ft (258 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 44°58′31″N 110°01′56″W / 44.97528°N 110.03222°WCoordinates: 44°58′31″N 110°01′56″W / 44.97528°N 110.03222°W[1] |
Naming | |
Pronunciation | /əˈbiːəθər/ |
Geography | |
Abiathar Peak Wyoming | |
Location | Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, US |
Parent range | Absaroka Range |
Topo map | Abiathar Peak |
Abiathar Peak is a mountain peak with an elevation of 10,928 feet (3,331 m) in the northeastern section of Yellowstone National Park, in the Absaroka Range of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak was named by members of the 1885 Hague Geological Survey to honor Charles Abiathar White, a geologist and paleontologist who had participated in early western geological surveys. White never visited Yellowstone.[3]
Images of Abiathar Peak
Abiathar Peak's namesake, Charles Abiathar White
Abiathar Peak center between Soda Butte and Amphitheather Mountain
1977
See also[]
- Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Abiathar Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Abiathar Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
Categories:
- Mountains of Wyoming
- Mountains of Yellowstone National Park
- Mountains of Park County, Wyoming