Emigrant Peak
Emigrant Peak | |
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![]() Emigrant Peak from East River Road, 2009 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 10,926 ft (3,330 m)[1] NAVD 88 |
Prominence | 2609[1] |
Coordinates | 45°15′47″N 110°42′26″W / 45.26306°N 110.70722°W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Absaroka Range |
Topo map | USGS Emigrant, MT |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Easiest route | Hike |
Emigrant Peak el. 10,926 feet (3,330 m) is a prominent mountain peak on the western edge of the Absaroka Range near Emigrant, Montana.[3] The peak is flanked by Emigrant Gulch on the north and Sixmile Creek on the south with the Gallatin National Forest and lies just outside the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The peak is readily visible from Paradise Valley, Montana and U.S. Route 89 when traveling to the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner, Montana.
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Notes[edit]
- ^ a b "Emigrant Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ "Emigrant Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Emigrant, MT (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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