Madison Valley

 

Name: Madison Valley

 

County: Park

 

Authority Name: Madison Valley (Wyo. and Mont.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1110603W

Latitude: 443700N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 6693/2040(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Valley

 

Origin of Name:

Madison Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. nearly level tract bounded on north by Campanula and Gneiss Creeks and on south by Madison River and Plateau, crossed centrally north and south by east boundary of Idaho.

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

 

Other Names: 

Upper Madison Valley, West Yellowstone Basin

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: West Yellowstone and Jack Straw Basin

 

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