Barronette Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Barronette Peak |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,354 ft (3,156 m) |
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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming |
| Parent range | Absaroka Range |
| Topo map | Abiathar Peak |
Barronette Peak el. 10,354 feet (3,156 m) is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka Range. The peak is named for Collins Jack (John H. Yellowstone Jack) Baronette (1829–1901). It was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878. When named, the name was misspelled Barronette and it retains the official misspelled name today.
Jack Baronette was an early Yellowstone guide and entrepreneur. He built and operated the first bridge across the Yellowstone River near the confluence of the Lamar River in 1871 to service miners traveling to Cooke City, Montana. In 1870, as a resident of Helena, Montana he participated in the search for and rescue of Truman C. Everts, lost during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1870. In 1884, he was considered for the superintendency of Yellowstone.
- Images of Barronette Peak
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Barronette Peak's namesake, Jack Baronette
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Barronette Peak, ca 1890
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January, 2010
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Barronette Peak panorama
