Yellowstone National Park, located primarily in theU.S. state ofWyoming, though the park also extends intoMontana andIdaho and itsMountains andMountain Ranges are part of theRocky Mountains. There are at least 70 namedmountain peaks over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) in Yellowstone in fourmountain ranges. Two of the ranges—The Washburn Range and the Red Mountains—are minor and completely enclosed within park boundaries. The other two ranges are major, multi-state ranges that extend far beyond the boundaries of the park. TheGallatin Range begins approximately 75 miles (121 km) north of Yellowstone nearBozeman, Montana, and dominates the northwest corner of the park. TheAbsaroka Range, the largest range in the park, begins approximately 80 miles (130 km) north of the park nearLivingston, Montana, along theYellowstone River and runs southeast into, then south through the entire eastern side of the park to theGros Ventre Range in Wyoming. The highest peak in the park,Eagle Peak is in the Absaroka Range. Yellowstone also has several isolated peaks over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) on theplateaus that dominate the central, western and southwestern sections of the park.[1]
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