Folsom Peak

Folsom Peak
Highest point
Elevation 9,334 ft (2,845 m) [1]
Coordinates 44°52′22″N 110°32′51″W / 44.87278°N 110.54750°W / 44.87278; -110.54750 (Folsom Peak)Coordinates: 44°52′22″N 110°32′51″W / 44.87278°N 110.54750°W / 44.87278; -110.54750 (Folsom Peak) [1]
Geography
Location Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Parent range Washburn Range
Topo map Cook Peak
Folsom Peak's namesake, David E. Folsom

Folsom Peak el. 9,334 feet (2,845 m) is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor David E. Folsom,[2] a member of the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869. Folsom, Peterson and Cook were some of the 1st explorers of the Yellowstone region to publish their exploration.[3]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 "Folsom Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 128.
  3. ↑ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 108. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
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