Mount Schurz

Coordinates: 44°20′33″N 110°04′19″W / 44.34250°N 110.07194°W / 44.34250; -110.07194 (Mount Schurz)
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Mount Schurz
1977
Highest point
Elevation11,007 ft (3,355 m)[1]
Coordinates44°20′33″N 110°04′19″W / 44.34250°N 110.07194°W / 44.34250; -110.07194 (Mount Schurz)[1]
Naming
Pronunciation/ˈʃɜːrts/
Geography
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapEagle Peak

Mount Schurz el. 11,007 feet (3,355 m) is a mountain peak in the

U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Carl Schurz (1877–1881). Schurz was the first Secretary of the Interior to visit Yellowstone and a strong supporter of the national park movement.[2]

Carl Schurz, namesake of Mount Schurz

See also

  • Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Mount Schurz". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ISBN 0-917298-15-2
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