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Abiathar Peak

 

Name: Abiathar Peak

 

County: Park

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1100156W

Latitude: 445831N

 

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Elevation: 10928/3331

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

Peak in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming named for Charles Abiathar White, of the United States Geological Survey.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

Peak in Yellowstone Park ... named by the United States Geological Survey, 1885, for Charles Abiathar White, paleontologist, who resigned from the service, 1892.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Named by the United Stated Geological Survey in 1885 for Charles Abiathar White, who was a paleontologist. White resigned in 1892.

Source: WPA

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Abiathar Peak

 

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