Avalanche Peak is a summit located on the shared border of
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowst ...
and
North Absaroka Wilderness, in
Park County, Wyoming.
[ It is part of the ]Absaroka Range
The Absaroka Range ( or ) is a sub- range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about across the Montana–Wyoming border, and at its widest, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park along Paradise V ...
. It features a large bowl covered in scree
Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. Talus deposits typically ...
and is popular with hikers for its view of Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is above sea level and covers with of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is , its greatest depth is at least . Yellowstone Lake is the largest fre ...
and the surrounding area. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.Decisions of the United States Geographic Board, Place Names, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. May 7, 1930. page 2.
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Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
system, Avalanche Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.
Gallery
File:Avalanche and Hoyt Peaks (8718671868).jpg, Avalanche Peak across Yellowstone Lake
File:Summit of Avalanche Peak (37742380911).jpg, Summit of Avalanche Peak
File:Summit of Avalanche Peak.jpg, Summit of Avalanche Peak
See also
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References
External links
* Weather forecast
Avalanche Peak
* Avalanche Peak Trail
Mountains of Park County, Wyoming
Mountains of Wyoming
North American 3000 m summits
Mountains of Yellowstone National Park
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