Electric Peak

Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of 10,969 feet (3,343 m). The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising 3,389 ft (1,033 m) above its base.

This article is about the mountain in Montana. There is also an Electric Peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range.
Electric Peak
Electric Peak
Highest point
Elevation10,969 ft (3,343 m) [1]
Prominence3,389 ft (1,033 m) [1]
Coordinates45°00′19″N 110°50′15″W [2]
Geography
Parent rangeGallatin Range
Topo mapUSGS Electric Peak
Climbing
First ascent1872 in Henry Gannett and party
Easiest routeHike

Electric Peak was named during the first ascent in 1872 by the United States Geological Survey. Members of the Hayden Survey led by Henry Gannett[3] experienced electrical discharges from their hands and hair after a lightning event on the summit.[4][5]

Images of Electric Peak
  • Electric Peak, ca 1890
  • Electric Peak, westside, 1967

See also
  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes
  1. "Electric Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  2. "Electric Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  3. Jerry Penry (October 27, 2007). "The Father of Government Mapmaking: Henry Gannett". The American Surveyor. Retrieved 2007-10-28.
  4. "Electric Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
  5. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 116.
  • Electric Peak Webcam (Struck by lightning and retired in 2016)


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