Hedges Peak

Hedges Peak, elevation 9,669 feet (2,947 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor Cornelius Hedges^[2] (1837–1907), a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1871 and a prominent Montana lawyer. Hedges' accounts of the expedition in the Helena Daily Herald newspaper contributed to the campaign to create Yellowstone National Park. Prior to 1895 the peak had been named Surprise Peak by geologist J.P. Iddings in 1883.^[3]

Hedges Peak's namesake, Cornelius Hedges

Hedges Peak
Hedges Peak (left) and Dunraven Peak (right)
Highest point
Elevation	9,669 ft (2,947 m)[1]
Coordinates	44°46′39″N 110°28′47″W[1]
Geography
Hedges Peak Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Parent range	Washburn Range
Topo map	USGS Mount Washburn

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park