Dunraven Peak
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Dunraven Peak el. 9869 feet (3,008.1 m) is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park
. In 1874, just two years after the park's creation, the Earl of Dunraven
, a titled Englishman made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the Northern Rockies. He was so impressed with the park, that he devoted well over 150 pages to Yellowstone in his The Great Divide, published in London in 1874. The Great Divide was one of the earliest works to praise and publicize the park.
In 1878 during a U.S. Geological Survey of the park, Henry Gannett
, a geographer working with the survey, named a peak just two miles southwest of Mount Washburn
in the honor of the Earl of Dunraven and the service his book had done for the park. In 1879, Philetus Norris
, the park superintendent gave a pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon the name Dunraven Pass
because of its proximity to Dunraven Peak.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
. In 1874, just two years after the park's creation, the Earl of Dunraven
Windham Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl
Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl KP PC , styled Viscount Adare between 1850 and 1871, was an Irish journalist, landowner, entrepreneur, sportsman and Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to...
, a titled Englishman made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the Northern Rockies. He was so impressed with the park, that he devoted well over 150 pages to Yellowstone in his The Great Divide, published in London in 1874. The Great Divide was one of the earliest works to praise and publicize the park.
In 1878 during a U.S. Geological Survey of the park, Henry Gannett
Henry Gannett
Henry Gannett, M.E.; LL.D. was an American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle" which is the basis for topographical maps in the United States.-Life:...
, a geographer working with the survey, named a peak just two miles southwest of Mount Washburn
Mount Washburn
Mount Washburn el. is a prominent mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak was named in 1870 to honor Henry D. Washburn, leader of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition...
in the honor of the Earl of Dunraven and the service his book had done for the park. In 1879, Philetus Norris
Philetus Norris
Philetus W. Norris was the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and was the first person to be paid for that position.- Early life :...
, the park superintendent gave a pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon the name Dunraven Pass
Dunraven Pass
Dunraven Pass is a mountain pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.-History:In 1874, just two years after the park's creation, the Earl of Dunraven, a titled Irish Peer made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the...
because of its proximity to Dunraven Peak.