Name: Folsom Peak

 

County: Park

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1103251W

Latitude: 445222N

 

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Elevation: 9334/2845

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

Peak, altitude 9,200 feet, Yellowstone National Park, ... . Named by the United States Geological Survey, 1895, for David E. Folsom, leader of 1869 expedition.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Named for David E. Folsom, leader of the Yellowstone exploration of 1869, and the first individual who ever made anything like a complete report of a tour of the park.

Source: WPA

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Cook Peak

 

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