Mount Chittenden

Mount Chittenden, elevation 10,182 feet (3,103 m), is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named by Henry Gannett of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878 for George B. Chittenden, a surveyor who had worked with Gannett, Hayden and others in surveys in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Chittenden never participated in any of the Yellowstone surveys. Mount Chittenden was not named for Major Hiram M. Chittenden, the U.S. Army Engineer famous for his road and bridge work in the park.

Mountain in Montana, United States

For the mountain in California, see Chittenden Peak.

Mount Chittenden
Mount Chittenden Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Highest point
Elevation	10,182 ft (3,103 m) NGVD 29[1]
Prominence	577 ft (176 m)[1]
Coordinates	44°32′48″N 110°10′16″W / 44.5466102°N 110.1710251°W / 44.5466102; -110.1710251[2]
Geography
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Parent range	Absaroka Range
Topo map	Mount Chittenden

Mount Chittenden, elevation 10,182 feet (3,103 m), is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named by Henry Gannett of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878 for George B. Chittenden, a surveyor who had worked with Gannett, Hayden and others in surveys in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Chittenden never participated in any of the Yellowstone surveys.^[3]

Mount Chittenden was not named for Major Hiram M. Chittenden, the U.S. Army Engineer famous for his road and bridge work in the park.

See also

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• Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

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1. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Chittenden, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
2. ^ "Mount Chittenden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 103. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.