Hedges Peak
Hedges Peak rises to 2,947 m in Wyoming. Mount Holmes stands 3,149 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dunraven Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Beartooth Highway passes 28 miles off.
The story
Hedges Peak, elevation 9,669 feet (2,947 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor Cornelius Hedges (1837–1907), a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1871 and a prominent Montana lawyer. Hedges' accounts of the expedition in the Helena Daily Herald newspaper contributed to the campaign to create Yellowstone National Park. Prior to 1895 the peak had been named Surprise Peak by geologist J.P. Iddings in 1883.
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Wikidata Q5697360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,947 m
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Beartooth Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dunraven Peak: 0.6 mi
- Mount Washburn: 2.6 mi
- Observation Peak: 3.4 mi
- Cook Peak: 6.5 mi
- Folsom Peak: 7.4 mi
- Calcite Springs: 9.7 mi
- Turbulent Pool: 10.6 mi
- Whiterock Springs: 10.7 mi
- Dragon's Mouth Spring: 10.7 mi
- Mud Caldron: 10.8 mi
- Grizzly Fumarole: 10.9 mi
- Churning Caldron: 11.0 mi
- Sour Lake: 11.1 mi
- Medusa Spring: 12.0 mi
- Frying Pan Spring: 12.0 mi
- Dunraven Road Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Cascade Lake Trail Picnic Area: 1.8 mi
- Chittenden Bridge Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
- Otter Creek Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Virginia Cascades Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
- Canyon Horse Corral: 3.9 mi
- Devil's Den: 9.2 mi
- Petrified Tree: 9.8 mi
- Mud Volcano Area: 10.9 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin: 11.5 mi
- Silver Cord Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Lower Yellowstone Falls: 4.2 mi
- Crystal Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper Yellowstone Falls: 4.6 mi
- Tower Fall: 9.2 mi
- Overhanging Cliff: 9.4 mi
- Obsidian Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Sheepeater Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Storm Point: 17.4 mi
- Gull Point: 17.5 mi
- Museum of the National Park Ranger: 11.0 mi
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum: 11.5 mi
- Willow Park: 14.2 mi
- Arch Park: 20.8 mi
- Yellowstone National Park: 10.9 mi
- Queen's Laundry Bath House: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Hedges Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Holmes | W 279° | 3,149 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Washburn | ENE 58° | 3,122 m | 2.6 mi |
| Mount Hornaday | NE 55° | 3,049 m | 20.0 mi |
| Antler Peak | WNW 290° | 3,048 m | 18.6 mi |
| Quadrant Mountain | WNW 297° | 3,034 m | 19.4 mi |
| Dome Mountain | WNW 284° | 3,018 m | 18.2 mi |
| Dunraven Peak | NE 54° | 3,008 m | 0.6 mi |
| Mount Norris | ENE 70° | 3,000 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:56 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:27 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:43 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 15:56 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 15 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tower Falls, 10 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356511285
Day trips start here
- Yellowstone National Park · 11 mi
- Gardiner · 21 mi
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