Mount Sheridan

Mount Sheridan
Mount Sheridan from Heart Lake
Highest point
Elevation10,313 ft (3,143 m)[1]
Prominence2,308 ft (703 m)
Coordinates44°15′58″N 110°31′46″W / 44.26611°N 110.52944°W / 44.26611; -110.52944 (Mount Sheridan)[1]
Geography
Parent rangeRed Mountains
Topo mapShoshone

Mount Sheridan, elevation 10,313 feet (3,143 m), is a prominent mountain peak overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Sheridan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1988). Yellowstone Place Names. Helena, MT: Montana Historical Society Press. p. 107. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.