Name: Pelican Roost
County: Teton
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Longitude: 1101823W
Latitude: 443120N
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Elevation: 7736/2358
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Feature Type: Island
Origin of Name:
Island, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., northeast corner of Yellowstone Lake, ... . This small island, a half mile southwest of Steamboat Point, is the resort of white pelicans.
Source: Decisions, 1890-1932
Pelican Creek very properly designates a stream, the mouth of which, on the north shore of Yellowstone Lake, is a great resort for this particular species of bird. Pelican Roost is an island near by.
Source: Chittenden
The pelican on the Yellowstone Lake is always an attractive feature of that body of water. ... The great breeding ground of the pelican is at the northeast corner of the lake, where its name is used to designate three important geographical features - Pelican Creek, Pelican Roost, an island, and Pelican Cone, a hill back in the interior.
Source: Chittenden
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1:24000 Quadrangle: Lake Butte
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