Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the
Gallatin Range of southern
Montana, close to the
Wyoming border and rising to an altitude of . The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in
Yellowstone National Park, rising above its base.
Electric Peak was named during the first ascent in 1872 by the
United States Geological Survey. Members of the
Hayden Survey led by
Henry Gannett experienced electrical discharges from their hands and hair after a
lightning event on the summit.
Climate
Gallery
File:ElectricPeak1890.jpg, Electric Peak, ca 1890
File:ElectricPeak1967.jpg, Electric Peak, westside, 1967
File:ElectricPeaktoRescueCreekPanoYNP2.webm, Electric Peak and Rescue Creek, 2012
File:Electric Peak from Sepulcher Mountain.jpg, Electric Peak from Sepulcher Mountain
Sepulcher Mountain, elevation , is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named ''Sepulcher'' by U.S. Army Captain John W. Barlow in 1871 ...
, November 2020
See also
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Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
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Gallatin National Forest
Notes
External links
* Electric Peak Webcam (Struck by lightning and retired in 2016)
Mountains of Montana
Mountains of Park County, Montana
Mountains of Yellowstone National Park
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