Name: Hedges Peak

 

County: Park

 

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Longitude:  1102847W

Latitude: 444639N

 

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Elevation: 9669/2947

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Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

Peak, altitude 9,500 feet, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., ... . Named 1895, for Cornelius Hedges, member of Washburn expedition, 1870, and who wrote many articles advocating the creation of a national park.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Other Names: Surprise Peak, Three Bucks Peak

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Mount Washburn

 

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