Barlow Peak

Barlow Peak el. 9,609 feet (2,929 m) is an isolated mountain peak in the Big Game Ridge section of southwest Yellowstone National Park south of the Continental Divide. Barlow peak was named by geologist Arnold Hague in 1885 for Captain John W. Barlow an early topographical engineer mapping in the park.[2]

Barlow Peak's namesake, John W. Barlow
Barlow Peak
From Mount Hancock, 1967
Highest point
Elevation9,609 ft (2,929 m)[1]
Coordinates44°10′58″N 110°22′38″W[1]
Geography
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Parent rangeBig Game Ridge
Topo mapMount Hancock

See also

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

  1. "Barlow Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
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