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Hoyt Peak

Coordinates: 44°28′37″N 110°07′38″W / 44.4769457°N 110.1272028°W / 44.4769457; -110.1272028
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Hoyt Peak
West aspect, from Avalanche Peak trail
Highest point
Elevation10,506 ft (3,202 m)[1]
Prominence626 ft (191 m)[1]
Parent peakAvalanche Peak (10,568 ft)[2]
Isolation1.07 mi (1.72 km)[2]
Coordinates44°28′37″N 110°07′38″W / 44.4769457°N 110.1272028°W / 44.4769457; -110.1272028[3]
Naming
EtymologyJohn Wesley Hoyt
Geography
Hoyt Peak is located in Wyoming
Hoyt Peak
Hoyt Peak
Location in Wyoming
Hoyt Peak is located in the United States
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Hoyt Peak (the United States)
LocationYellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming, U.S.
Parent rangeAbsaroka Range
Rocky Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Sylvan Lake
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 2[2]

Hoyt Peak is a 10,506 feet (3,202 m) summit located on the shared border of Yellowstone National Park and North Absaroka Wilderness, in Park County, Wyoming.[3]

It was named for John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912), third Governor of Wyoming Territory.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1895 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]

Sylvan Pass forms the low point of the saddle between Hoyt Peak and Top Notch Peak.

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hoyt Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with long, cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −10 °F with wind chill factors below −30 °F.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hoyt Peak, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ a b c "Hoyt Peak - 10,500' WY". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Hoyt Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 162.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
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