Name: Amethyst Creek 

 

County: Park

 

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Longitude: 1101454W

Latitude: 445330N

 

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Elevation: 6526/1989

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Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Creek in Yellowstone Park ... so named by the United States Geological Survey because it flows from Amethyst Mountain.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

Creek, Yellowstone National Park, ... rising on north slope of Amethyst Mountain, near summit, ... flowing northeast into Lamar River.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Named by the United States Geological Survey in 1878. Flows from Amethyst Mountain.

Source: Chittenden, 1895

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Mount Hornaday

 

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