Indian Peak (Wyoming)
{{Short description|Mountain in Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Indian Peak
| photo = Indian Peak, Wyoming.jpg
| photo_caption = Northeast aspect, from Beartooth Highway
| elevation_ft = 10929
| elevation_ref ={{cite peakbagger|pid=17295|name=Indian Peak, Wyoming|access-date=2024-08-07}}
| prominence_ft = 1689
| isolation_mi = 5.62
| isolation_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/7598|title=Indian Peak - 10,923' WY|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-08-07}}
| parent_peak = Hurricane Mesa
| country = United States
| state = Wyoming
| region = Park
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = North Absaroka Wilderness
| range = Absaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
| listing = Mountain peaks of Wyoming (#23)
Major summits of the US (#320)
| map = Wyoming#USA
| label_position = bottom
| map_size = 270
| map_caption = Location in Wyoming
| coordinates = {{coord|44.7774525|N|109.8532236|W|type:mountain_region:US-MT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1600509|name=Indian Peak|access-date=2024-08-07}}
| topo = USGS Hurricane Mesa
| type =
| rock =
| first_ascent =
| easiest_route =
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Indian Peak is a {{convert|10929|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} mountain summit in Park County, Wyoming, United States.
Description
This remote peak is situated less than {{convert|3|mi|km|spell=in}} east of Yellowstone National Park in the North Absaroka Wilderness, on land managed by Shoshone National Forest. It is part of the Absaroka Range which is a subrange of Rocky Mountains. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to Timber Creek and south to Papoose Creek, which are both part of the Yellowstone River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over {{convert|2900.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above Papoose Creek in {{convert|1.4|mi|km}}. The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and has appeared in publications since at least 1899.Henry Gannett (1899), A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, 3rd Edition, US Government Printing Office, page 772. This mountain has also been known as Papoose Peak and Papoose Benchmark.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Indian Peak is located in an alpine subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and cool to mild summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 |page=1633 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free }} Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.
See also
References
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External links
- Weather forecast: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5828355/United%20States/Wyoming/Park/Indian%20Peak Indian Peak]
- [https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl?PidBox=PX0467 National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet]
{{Mountains of Wyoming}}
{{Portal bar|Geography|Geology|Mountains}}
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Indian Peak
| North = Hurricane Mesa
| Northeast = Crandall Creek
| East = Papoose Creek
| Southeast = Papoose Creek
| South = Papoose Creek
| Southwest = Bootjack Gap
| West = Yellowstone National Park
| Northwest = Timber Creek
}}
Category:Mountains of Park County, Wyoming