Bannock Peak

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Bannock Peak
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Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 10,329 ft (3,148 m) [1]
Prominence 1,227 ft (374 m) [1]
Parent peak Mount Holmes [2]
Isolation 4.64 mi (7.47 km) [2]
Coordinates 44°53′32″N110°52′19″W / 44.8921399°N 110.8720818°W / 44.8921399; -110.8720818 (Bannock Peak) [3]
Naming
Etymology Bannock Trail
Geography
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Bannock Peak
Location in Wyoming
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Bannock Peak
Bannock Peak (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Wyoming
County Park
Protected area Yellowstone National Park
Parent range Gallatin Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Quadrant Mountain

Bannock Peak is a 10,329-foot (3,148-metre) mountain summit in the southern section of the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Gallatin Range. [1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains west into headwaters of the Gallatin River and east into Panther Creek which is a tributary of the Gardner River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 2,000 feet (610 meters) above Panther Creek in one mile (1.6 km). This mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1897 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [3]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers. [4] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Bannock Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Bannock Peak - 10,332' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Bannock Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  4. Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.