Barlow Peak
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Barlow Peak el. 9609 feet (2,928.8 m) is an isolated mountain peak in the Big Game Ridge section of southwest Yellowstone National Park
south of the Continental Divide
. Barlow peak was name by geologist Arnold Hague
in 1885 for Captain John W. Barlow
an early topographical engineer mapping in the park.
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
south of the Continental Divide
Continental Divide
The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
. Barlow peak was name by geologist Arnold Hague
Arnold Hague
Arnold Hague was a United States geologist who did many geological surveys in the U.S., of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. He also had assignments in China and Guatemala. He became a member of the U. S...
in 1885 for Captain John W. Barlow
John W. Barlow
John Whitney Barlow was a career officer in the United States Army. During and after the American Civil War, he was noted for his engineering talents.-Biography:...
an early topographical engineer mapping in the park.