Name: Clagett Butte

 

County: Park

 

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Longitude:  1104406W

Latitude: 445752N

 

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Elevation: 8041/2451

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Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

Butte, Yellowstone National Park ... about 1 1/2 miles southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs. Named for Judge William H. Clagett, who drafted the original bill to create the Yellowstone National Park, embodying the famous expression of purpose "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people" carved on the arch of the north gateway of the park.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Other Names: Sentinel Butte, Signal Butte, Temple Mountain

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Mammoth

 

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