Hoyt Peak

Hoyt Peak
West aspect, from Avalanche Peak trail
Highest point
Elevation10,506 ft (3,202 m)[1]
Prominence626 ft (191 m)[1]
Parent peakAvalanche Peak (10,568 ft)[2]
Isolation1.07 mi (1.72 km)[2]
Coordinates44°28′37″N 110°07′38″W / 44.4769457°N 110.1272028°W / 44.4769457; -110.1272028[3]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Wesley Hoyt
Geography
Hoyt Peak is located in Wyoming
Hoyt Peak
Hoyt Peak
Location in Wyoming
Hoyt Peak is located in the United States
Hoyt Peak
Hoyt Peak
Hoyt Peak (the United States)
LocationYellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Sylvan Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[2]

Hoyt Peak is a 10,506 feet (3,202 m) summit located on the shared border of Yellowstone National Park and North Absaroka Wilderness, in Park County, Wyoming.[3]

It was named for John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912), third Governor of Wyoming Territory.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1895 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Sylvan Pass forms the low point of the saddle between Hoyt Peak and Top Notch Peak.

  1. ^ a b "Hoyt Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Hoyt Peak - 10,500' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Hoyt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 162.