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Prospect Peak el. 9,527 feet (2,904 m) is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The summit is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) west southwest of Tower Junction. Between 1883-85, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys named the peak Surprise Peak for reasons not now known. In 1880, then superintendent Philetus Norris had named the peak Mount Stephans for one of his assistants, C. N. Stephans. However, in 1885 Arnold Hague, for reasons again not known today, gave the peak its present name—Prospect Peak.[2] The USGS has also mapped this summit as Mount Stephens.[3] and also cited Surprise Peak as an alternate name.[4]

For other uses, see Prospect Peak.
Prospect Peak
Winter sunset on Prospect Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,527 ft (2,904 m)[1]
Coordinates44°53′17″N 110°30′10″W[1]
Geography
Prospect Peak
Location in Wyoming
Prospect Peak
Prospect Peak (the United States)
LocationYellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming, US
Parent rangeWashburn Range
Topo mapUSGS Blacktail Deer Creek

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Notes


  1. "Prospect Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 208. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
  3. citation from GNIS per U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Peak (Park County, Wyoming)
  4. citation from GNIS per U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect Peak (Park County, Wyoming)

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[de] Prospect Peak (Park County (Wyoming))

Der Prospect Peak ist ein Berg im Yellowstone-Nationalpark im Nordwesten des US-Bundesstaates Wyoming. Sein Gipfel hat eine Höhe von 2903 m und ist Teil der Gallatin-Range in den Rocky Mountains.[1] Der Gipfel befindet sich etwa 9,7 km südwestlich von Tower Junction und 7 km nordwestlich des Mount Washburn.[2] Zwischen 1883 und 1885 nannten Mitglieder der Arnold Hague Geological Surveys den Gipfel Surprise Peak aus bisher nicht bekannten Gründen. 1880 benannte der damalige Superintendent Philetus Norris den Berg Mount Stephans nach einem seiner Assistenten, C. N. Stephans. Im Jahre 1885 gab Arnold Hague jedoch aus Gründen, die heute ebenfalls nicht bekannt sind, dem Gipfel seinen heutigen Namen – Prospect Peak.[3]
- [en] Prospect Peak (Park County, Wyoming)


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