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Table Mountain (Yellowstone National Park)

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Coordinates: 44°17′45″N 110°03′19″W / 44.2958046°N 110.0553458°W / 44.2958046; -110.0553458
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Table Mountain
North-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation11,069 ft (3,374 m)[1]
Prominence965 ft (294 m)[1][2]
Parent peakEagle Peak (11,372 ft)[2]
Isolation2.18 mi (3.51 km)[2]
Coordinates44°17′45″N 110°03′19″W / 44.2958046°N 110.0553458°W / 44.2958046; -110.0553458[3]
Geography
Table Mountain is located in Wyoming
Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Location in Wyoming
Table Mountain is located in the United States
Table Mountain
Table Mountain
Table Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
CountyPark
Protected areaYellowstone National Park
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Eagle Peak
Geology
Age of rockTertiary[4]
Type of rockAndesitic Volcanic rock[4]

Table Mountain is an 11,069-foot-elevation (3,374-meter) mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.

Description

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Table Mountain is set in Yellowstone National Park and ranks as the third-highest peak in the park.[2] The mountain is located eight miles (13 km) southeast of Yellowstone Lake, and 2.18 miles (3.51 km) southwest of Eagle Peak which is the nearest higher peak,[5] as well as the park's highest point. Table Mountain is the highest mountain entirely within the park because Eagle Peak and Mount Schurz (second highest) are set on the park's boundary with their respective slopes partially outside the park.[6] The mountain is part of the Absaroka Range.[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Trappers, Howell, and Mountain creeks which are tributaries of the Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,670 feet (814 meters) above Trappers Creek in 1.35 miles (2.17 km). Volcanoes of the early Eocene supplied the material that formed the mountain 50–55 million years ago, and here created the rugged terrain in Yellowstone Park. The mountain's descriptive name was applied in 1885 by the U.S. Geological Survey,[7] and the toponym was officially adopted on May 7, 1930, by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3][8]

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Table Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Table Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. ^ a b c d "Table Mountain - 11,065' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  3. ^ a b "Table Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. ^ a b Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.
  5. ^ "Table Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  6. ^ Yellowstone National Park List, listsofjohn.com, Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  7. ^ Hiram Martin Chittenden, The Yellowstone National Park, Books on Demand, 2018, ISBN 9783734039157, p. 217.
  8. ^ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, U.S. Government Printing Office, May 7, 1930, p. 23.
  9. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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