Douglas Knob

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.

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

v t e Yellowstone National Park - Cascade Corner Rivers, Waterfalls, Peaks and Lakes in the Cascade Corner (Southwest) section of the park Rivers Bechler River Fall River Lewis River Waterfalls and Cascades Bechler Falls Colonnade Falls Iris Falls Lewis Falls Moose Falls Terraced Falls Union Falls Lakes and Peaks Douglas Knob Shoshone Lake Trischman Knob List of Yellowstone National Park related articles Media related to Waterfalls in Yellowstone at Wikimedia Commons

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