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.[3]

Abiathar Peak
January 2010
Highest point
Elevation10,928 ft (3,331 m)[1]
Prominence848 ft (258 m)[2]
Coordinates44°58′31″N 110°01′56″W[1]
Naming
Pronunciation/əˈbəθər/
Geography
Abiathar Peak
Wyoming
LocationYellowstone National Park,
Park County, Wyoming, US
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapAbiathar Peak

See also

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

  1. "Abiathar Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  2. "Abiathar Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
  3. Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 13. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
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