Name: Mount Hancock

County: Teton

Authority Name: 

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1102503W

Latitude: 440919N

Legal Description:

Elevation: 10223/3116

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Summit

Origin of Name:

Mount in Yellowstone Park, named for Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock.

Source: Gannett, 1905

Mountain, altitude 10,100 feet, Yellowstone National Park, ... . Named by Capt. J. W. Barlow, 1871, for Gen. W. S. Hancock, who as commanding officer, Department of Dakota, aided park explorations.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932