Mount Hornaday
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Mount Hornaday el. 10003 feet (3,048.9 m) is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park
in the Absaroka Range
, Wyoming. The peak was named in 1938 for naturalist William Temple Hornaday
, a former director of the New York Zoological Gardens
who championed the cause of saving the American Bison
from extinction.
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...
in the Absaroka Range
Absaroka Range
The Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains...
, Wyoming. The peak was named in 1938 for naturalist William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday
William Temple Hornaday, Sc.D. was an American zoologist, realtor, conservationist, author, poet and songwriter...
, a former director of the New York Zoological Gardens
Bronx Zoo
The Bronx Zoo is located in the Bronx borough of New York City, within Bronx Park. It is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States, comprising of park lands and naturalistic habitats, through which the Bronx River flows....
who championed the cause of saving the American Bison
Bison
Members of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
from extinction.