Mount Humphreys (Wyoming)

Mount Humphreys
Mount Humphreys
	Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	11,019 ft (3,359 m)
Prominence	522 ft (159 m)
Parent peak	Mount Schurz (11,007 ft)
Isolation	0.63 mi (1.01 km)
Coordinates	44°19′58″N110°03′43″W / 44.3327013°N 110.0619653°W
Naming
Etymology	Andrew A. Humphreys
Geography
	Mount Humphreys Location in Wyoming Mount Humphreys Mount Humphreys (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Park
Protected area	Yellowstone National Park ; Washakie Wilderness
Parent range	Absaroka Range ; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Eagle Peak
Geology
Rock age	Tertiary
Rock type	Andesitic Volcanic rock

Last updated December 08, 2024

Mount Humphreys is an 11,019-foot-elevation (3,359-meter) mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.

Description

Mount Humphreys is set on the boundary that Yellowstone National Park shares with Washakie Wilderness. It ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the park.^[3] The mountain is located seven miles (11 km) east of Yellowstone Lake, 0.62 miles (1.00 km) southeast of Mount Schurz which is the nearest higher peak,^[2] and two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Eagle Peak, the park's highest point. The mountain is part of the Absaroka Range.^[1] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's south and west slopes drains into headwaters of Trappers Creek which is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, whereas the northeast slope drains into headwaters of Eagle Creek which is a tributary of the Shoshone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,600 feet (792 meters) above Eagle Creek in one mile. 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 was named in 1871 by Captain J.W. Barlow for General Andrew A. Humphreys (1810–1883), at that time the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army.^[4]^[6] Andrew Humphreys supported Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden's 1871 survey of Yellowstone, and later was helpful in establishing the United States Geological Survey.^[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.^[4]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Humphreys is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers.^[8] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

Southeast aspect of Mt. Humphreys, (with Mt. Schurz to right)
South aspect
Mount Humphreys (left) and Mount Schurz (right) viewed from northeast above Eagle Creek drainage.

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References

1 2 "Mount Humphreys, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
1 2 "Mount Humphreys, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-10-18.
1 2 3 "Humphreys, Mount - 11,009' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
1 2 3 "Mount Humphreys". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-10-18.
1 2 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.
↑ Hiram Martin Chittenden, The Yellowstone National Park, Books on Demand, 2018, ISBN 9783734039157, p. 209.
↑ W. Andrew Marcus, Atlas of Yellowstone, Univ of California Press, 2012, ISBN 9780520271555, p. 245.
↑ 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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[pb-1] 1 2 "Mount Humphreys, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[peakvisor-2] 1 2 "Mount Humphreys, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[listsofjohn-3] 1 2 3 "Humphreys, Mount - 11,009' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[gnis-4] 1 2 3 "Mount Humphreys". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[USGS-5] 1 2 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.

[6] Hiram Martin Chittenden, The Yellowstone National Park, Books on Demand, 2018, ISBN 9783734039157, p. 209.

[7] W. Andrew Marcus, Atlas of Yellowstone, Univ of California Press, 2012, ISBN 9780520271555, p. 245.

[Peel-8] 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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