Abiathar Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Abiathar Peak |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,928 ft (3,331 m) |
Prominence | 848 ft (258 m) |
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Location | Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, US |
Parent range | Absaroka Range |
Topo map | Abiathar Peak |
Abiathar Peak el. 10,928 feet (3,331 m) is a mountain peak in the northeastern section of Yellowstone National Park of Absaroka Range. 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.
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