Name: The Trident

 

County: Teton, Park

 

Authority Name: 

 

GNIS Entry (Ridge)

GNIS Entry (Range)

 

Longitude:  1100203W

Latitude: 441100N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 10436/3181

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Ridge, Range

 

Origin of Name:

Three parallel ridges, highest summit 10,500 feet, in southeast corner Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. They have precipitous north and south walls rising abruptly over 1,500 feet.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

Named in 1885 by the United States Geological Survey for its characteristics.

Source: Chittenden 

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: The Trident

 

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