Electric Peak

Electric Peak

Electric Peak
Elevation 10,969 ft (3,343 m) [1]
Prominence 3,389 ft (1,033 m) [1]
Location
Electric Peak
Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Montana, USA
Range Gallatin Range
Coordinates [2]
Topo map USGS Electric Peak
Climbing
First ascent 1872 in Henry Gannett and party
Easiest route Hike

Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of 10,969 feet (3,343 m). The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising 3,389 ft (1,033 m) above its base.

Electric Peak was named during the first ascent in 1872 by the United States Geological Survey. Members of the Hayden Survey led by Henry Gannett[3] experienced electrical discharges from their hands and hair after a lightning event on the summit.[4]

Images of Electric Peak
Electric Peak, ca 1890  
Electric Peak, westside, 1967  

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