Mount Schurz

Mount Schurz el. 11,007 feet (3,355 m) is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. Mount Schurz is the second highest peak in Yellowstone. The mountain was originally named Mount Doane by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition in 1871. Later the name Mount Doane was given to another peak in the Absaroka Range by geologist Arnold Hague. In 1885, Hague named the mountain for the 13th 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
Mount Schurz
1977
Highest point
Elevation11,007 ft (3,355 m)[1]
Coordinates44°20′33″N 110°04′19″W[1]
Naming
Pronunciation/ˈʃɜːrts/
Geography
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Topo mapEagle Peak

See also

Notes
  1. "Mount Schurz". 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. pp. 106–107. ISBN 0-917298-15-2.
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