Mount Sheridan el. is a prominent mountain peak overlooking
Heart Lake in the Red Mountains 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 ...
. The peak is named in honor of General
Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.
History
Members of the
Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition
The Washburn Expedition of 1870 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that two years later became Yellowstone National Park. Led by Henry D. Washburn and Nathaniel P. Langford, and with a U.S. Army escort headed by Lt. Gustavus C. Doane, ...
in 1870 gave this mountain the name of ''Brown Mountain'', while Lt.
Gustavus C. Doane, also a member of the expedition named the mountain ''Yellow Mountain.'' In 1871 during the
Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (September 7, 1829 – December 22, 1887) was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Ar ...
named the peak ''Red Mountain''. Also in 1871, Captain
John W. Barlow, a military member of the Hayden expedition ascended the peak on August 10, 1871 and named it Mount Sheridan to honor the general.
[ Years later the name ''Red Mountain'' was given to the entire range in which Mount Sheridan sits.
]
Mount Sheridan Trail
The summit can be reached via the Mount Sheridan Trail which spurs off the Heart Lake Trail at the northwest corner of Heart Lake. This is a steep climb of in , but provides extraordinary views of the park in all directions and the Teton Range
The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately in a north–south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line. It is south of Yellowstone National Park and ...
to the southwest.
See also
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Mountains of Yellowstone National Park
Mountains of Wyoming
Mountains of Teton County, Wyoming