Table Mountain (Yellowstone National Park)

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Table Mountain
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North-northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 11,069 ft (3,374 m) [1]
Prominence 965 ft (294 m) [1] [2]
Parent peak Eagle Peak (11,372 ft) [2]
Isolation 2.18 mi (3.51 km) [2]
Coordinates 44°17′45″N110°03′19″W / 44.2958046°N 110.0553458°W / 44.2958046; -110.0553458 [3]
Geography
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Table Mountain
Location in Wyoming
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Table Mountain
Table Mountain (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Wyoming
County Park
Protected area Yellowstone National Park
Parent range Absaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Eagle Peak
Geology
Rock age Tertiary [4]
Rock type Andesitic Volcanic rock [4]

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

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Description

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Table Mountain, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Table Mountain - 11,065' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Table Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  4. 1 2 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.
  5. ↑ "Table Mountain, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  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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