| Hedges Peak | |
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 Hedges Peak (left) and Dunraven Peak (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 9,669 ft (2,947 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°46′39″N110°28′47″W / 44.77750°N 110.47972°W /44.77750; -110.47972 (Hedges Peak)[1] |
| Geography | |
  Hedges Peak | |
| Parent range | Washburn Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Washburn |
Hedges Peak, elevation 9,669 feet (2,947 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range inYellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state ofWyoming. The peak was named in 1895 by geologistArnold Hague to honor Cornelius Hedges[2] (1837–1907), a member of theWashburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1871 and a prominent Montana lawyer. Hedges' accounts of the expedition in theHelena Daily Herald newspaper contributed to the campaign to create Yellowstone National Park. Prior to 1895 the peak had been namedSurprise Peak by geologist J.P. Iddings in 1883.[3]
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