Abiathar Peak
| Abiathar Peak | |
|---|---|
 January 2010 | |
| 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°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. It sits across and east of its better known neighbor, Barronette Peak. 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
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Abiathar Peak's namesake, Charles Abiathar White -
Abiathar Peak center between Soda Butte and Amphitheather Mountain -
1977
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Abiathar Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.
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