Hedges Peak, elevation 9,669 feet (2,947 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor Cornelius Hedges[2] (1837–1907), a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1871 and a prominent Montana lawyer. Hedges' accounts of the expedition in the Helena Daily Herald newspaper contributed to the campaign to create Yellowstone National Park. Prior to 1895 the peak had been named Surprise Peak by geologist J.P. Iddings in 1883.[3]
| Hedges Peak | |
|---|---|
 Hedges Peak (left) and Dunraven Peak (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,669 ft (2,947 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°46′39″N 110°28′47″W / 44.77750°N 110.47972°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Hedges Peak | |
| Parent range | Washburn Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Washburn |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b "Hedges Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 153.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. pp. 128–29. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.