what is the lowest point in yellowstone national park Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/what-is-the-lowest-point-in-yellowstone-national-park Fri, 24 Jun 2016 12:49:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 How the Mountains Around You Got Their Names Yellowstone http://toursmaps.com/mountains-around-got-names-yellowstone.html http://toursmaps.com/mountains-around-got-names-yellowstone.html#respond Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:04:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=207232 From just inside the North Entrance gate, look toward the west to see Electric Peak (usually snow-capped), about 7 miles (11 km) away near the Montana/ Wyoming state line. At 10,969 feet (3343 m), it’s the highest peak in the Gallatin Range and was believed to be the highest in the park until 1930s surveys showed Eagle Peak in the southeast corner to be 389 feet (112 m) higher (11,358 ft/3462 m). Electric Peak got its name from a strange experience reported by members of the 1872 Hayden expedition. While attempting to climb this peak, the men heard crackling sounds,

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