Douglas Knob

Douglas Knob is located in Wyoming
Douglas Knob
Douglas Knob
Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Highest pointElevation8,507 ft (2,593 m)[1]Coordinates44°18′48″N 110°50′51″W / 44.31333°N 110.84750°W / 44.31333; -110.84750 (Douglas Knob)[1]GeographyLocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, WyomingParent rangeMadison PlateauTopo mapShoshone Geyser Basin

Douglas Knob el. 8,507 feet (2,593 m) is an isolated mountain peak in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park. Located just east of the Littler Fork of the Bechler River at the southern extent of the Madison Plateau, Douglas Knob is named for Joseph O. Douglas. In 1962, then Assistant Chief Ranger, William S. Chapman named the summit for Douglas who was an early Park Ranger. In 1921, Douglas was the Assistant Chief Ranger as well as the park's chief Buffalo Keeper.[2] The summit is less than .25 miles (0.40 km) east of the Bechler River trail.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b "Douglas Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 90. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
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