Purple Mountain (Wyoming)
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Purple Mountain el. 8392 feet (2,557.9 m) is a mountain peak in the southern section of the Gallatin Range
in Yellowstone National Park
. The Purple Mountain Trail ascends to the summit from Madison Junction.
Gallatin Range
The Gallatin Range is located in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming and includes more than 10 mountains over . The highest peak in the range is Electric Peak at . The Gallatin Range was named after Albert Gallatin, the longest-serving US Secretary of the Treasury and one of the negotiators of...
in Yellowstone National 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...
. The Purple Mountain Trail ascends to the summit from Madison Junction.