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Barronette Peak

Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Barronette Peak, a peak in WyomingNeal Herbert, NPS · Public domain
Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Mike Cline · Public domain
Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 3.0
Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Mike Cline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Mike Cline · CC BY-SA 3.0
Barronette Peak, a peak in Wyoming
Mike Cline · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Barronette Peak rises to 3,156 m in Wyoming. Mount Wilse stands 3,593 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Abiathar Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

Barronette Peak, elevation 10,354 feet (3,156 m), is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range, in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named for Collins Jack (John H. "Yellowstone Jack") Baronette (1829–1901). It was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878, which misspelled it as Barronette; the peak retains the official misspelled name today. Jack Baronette was an early Yellowstone guide and entrepreneur. He built and operated the first bridge across the Yellowstone River near the confluence of the Lamar River in 1871 to service miners traveling to Cooke City, Montana. In 1870, as a resident of Helena, Montana, he participated in the search for and rescue of Truman C. Everts, lost during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1870. In 1884, he was considered for the superintendency of Yellowstone.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4863823, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3156 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates44.97522, -110.08852

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 6
  • Crazy Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
  • Tower Fall: 15.7 mi
  • Lost Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Impasse Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Beartooth Falls: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Attractions: 5
Parks: 2
  • Cooke City Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
  • Willow Park: 13.0 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gallery Dan Hartman: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Cooke City Montana Museum: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Barronette Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilseNE 45°3,593 m15.3 mi
Wolf MountainNE 35°3,582 m14.8 mi
Iceberg PeakNE 42°3,513 m14.5 mi
Pilot PeakE 89°3,512 m10.1 mi
Mount ZimmerNE 44°3,511 m13.7 mi
Sawtooth MountainNE 39°3,498 m14.6 mi
Mount FoxNE 37°3,418 m12.7 mi
Abiathar PeakE 90°3,331 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5419:33
June solstice05:3520:2621:11
September equinox07:0818:4119:20
December solstice07:5615:5316:42

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jul–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F151825324149565447362214
Precip in2.22.01.92.32.93.22.01.81.72.22.22.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooke City 2 W, 6 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Nov and Mar; busiest: Jul.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356499085

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