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Madison Plateau

Name: Madison Plateau

 

County: Teton

 

Authority Name: 

 

GNIS Entry (Area)

GNIS Entry (Flat)

 

Longitude: 1105818W (Area) 1110056W (Flat)

Latitude: 442102N (Area) 442635N (Flat)

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 8435/2571 (Area) 8359/2548 (Flat)

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Area, Flat

 

Origin of Name:

High table-land, mean elevation 8,300 feet, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., west of Firehole River, crossed by Continental Divide.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., formed by junction of Gibbon and Firehole Rivers, ... . Named by Lewis and Clark, 1805, for fourth President of the United States.  

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Trischman Knob (Area)

1:24000 Quadrangle: Buffalo Lake NE (Flat)

 

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