Emigrant Peak

Emigrant Peak

Emigrant Peak from East River Road, 2009
Highest point
Elevation 10,915 ft (3,327 m)[1]
Coordinates 45°15′47″N 110°42′26″W / 45.26306°N 110.70722°W / 45.26306; -110.70722 (Emigrant Peak)Coordinates: 45°15′47″N 110°42′26″W / 45.26306°N 110.70722°W / 45.26306; -110.70722 (Emigrant Peak)[1]
Geography
Location Paradise Valley, Montana, east of Emigrant, Montana
Parent range Absaroka Range
Topo map USGS Emigrant

Emigrant Peak el. 10,915 feet (3,327 m)[1] is a prominent mountain peak on the western edge of the Absaroka Range near Emigrant, Montana. The peak is flanked by Emigrant Gulch on the north and Sixmile Creek on the south with the Gallatin National Forest and lies just outside the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. The peak is readily visible from Paradise Valley, Montana and U.S. Route 89 when traveling to the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park at Gardiner, Montana.

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Emigrant Peak 

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