Top Notch Peak

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Top Notch Peak
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North aspect, seen from Avalanche Peak trail
Highest point
Elevation 10,245 ft (3,123 m) [1]
Prominence 805 ft (245 m) [1]
Parent peak Hoyt Peak (10,506 ft) [2]
Isolation 1.91 mi (3.07 km) [2]
Coordinates 44°27′07″N110°08′35″W / 44.4518614°N 110.1431116°W / 44.4518614; -110.1431116 [3]
Geography
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Top Notch Peak
Location in Wyoming
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Top Notch Peak
Top Notch Peak (the United States)
Location Yellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent range Absaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo map USGS Sylvan Lake

Top Notch Peak is a 10,245-foot-elevation (3,123-meter) mountain summit located in Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Wyoming, United States. [3]

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Description

The peak is situated immediately southwest of Sylvan Pass, and 7 miles (11 km) west of the park's east entrance. It is the 43rd-highest peak within the park. [4] It is part of the Absaroka Range, which is a subset of the Rocky Mountains. Neighbors include Hoyt Peak 1.9 miles (3.1 km) across the opposite side of Sylvan Pass, Avalanche Peak 2.6 miles (4.2 km) to the north, and Mount Doane 2.67 miles (4.30 km) to the south. [1] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [5] The descriptive name refers to a deep notch near the summit which is apparent from the park road at Sylvan Lake. [6] On August 22, 1970, Dr. Dean Jack Tiller, his wife, daughter, and son-in-law were killed when their small plane crashed into the east face of the peak. [7]

Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Top Notch Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to warm summers. [8] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to Yellowstone Lake six miles to the west.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Top Notch Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Top Notch Peak - 10,245' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Top Notch Peak". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Top Notch Peak". Peakvisor.com.
  5. ↑ Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. United States Geographic Board. May 7, 1930. p. 24.
  6. ↑ Timblin, Stephen (2007). The Rough Guide to Yellowstone & Grand Teton. Rough Guides UK. p. 83. ISBN   9781848368200.
  7. ↑ Whittlesey, Lee H. (2014). Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park. Roberts Rinehart. p. 277. ISBN   9781570984518.
  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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