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Douglas Knob ist ein 2606 m hoher, isolierter Berggipfel im Südwesten des Yellowstone-Nationalparks im US-Bundesstaat Wyoming. Douglas Knob liegt östlich des Littles Fork des Bechler River im Süden des Madison Plateaus.[1] 1962 benannte der damalige Chief Ranger William S. Chapman den Gipfel nach Joseph O. Douglas, einem frühen Park Ranger.[2]

Douglas Knob
Bild gesucht BW
Höhe	2606 m
Lage	Yellowstone-Nationalpark, Teton County, Wyoming
Gebirge	Rocky Mountains
Koordinaten	44° 18′ 48″ N, 110° 50′ 48″ W44.313333333333-110.846666666672606

Belege

1. Geonames: Douglas Knob. Abgerufen am 7. Januar 2021.
2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996): Yellowstone Place Names. Hrsg.: Wonderland Publishing Company. Gardiner, MT, ISBN 1-59971-716-6.

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Douglas Knob el. 8,507 feet (2,593 m) is an isolated mountain peak in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park. Located just east of the Littler Fork of the Bechler River at the southern extent of the Madison Plateau, Douglas Knob is named for Joseph O. Douglas. In 1962, then Assistant Chief Ranger, William S. Chapman named the summit for Douglas who was an early Park Ranger. In 1921, Douglas was the Assistant Chief Ranger as well as the park's chief Buffalo Keeper.[2] The summit is less than .25 miles (0.40 km) east of the Bechler River trail.

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