Sepulcher Mountain el. 9642 feet (2,938.9 m) is a moderate mountain peak in northwest 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...

 halfway between the summit of Electric Peak

Electric Peak

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 and Mammoth Hot Springs

Mammoth Hot Springs

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. The peak was named Sepulcher

Sepulchre

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by Captain John W. Barlow

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, U.S. Army in 1871 because of it resemblance to a crypt when viewed from Gardiner, Montana

Gardiner, Montana

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The summit of Sepulcher Mountain can be reached by a 7.2 miles (11.6 km) trail from the mouth of Clematis Creek at Mammoth Hot Springs.