Bunsen Peak
Bunsen Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,564[1] ft (2,610 m)[2] |
Coordinates | 44°55′54″N 110°42′25″W / 44.93167°N 110.70694°W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Gallatin Range |
Topo map | Mammoth |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pleistocene or before |
Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Last eruption | Pleistocene or before |
Bunsen Peak el. 8,564 feet (2,610 m) is a prominent peak due south of
Bunsen Burner and responsible for early work on volcanic geyser theories.[5]
Images of Bunsen Peak
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Bunsen Peak namesake, Robert Bunsen
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Bunsen Peak from Swan Lake Flats, 1922
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Bunsen Peak from Mammoth Tower Road, 2009
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Bunsen Peak from Blacktail Deer Plateau, 2009
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From Wraith Falls trail, 2010
See also
- Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
Notes
- ^ "More Mammoth Hot Springs Area Highlights - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Bunsen Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
- ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
- ISBN 0-7627-2539-7.
- ISBN 0-8052-3932-4.