National Park Mountain
Sits at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers on the western side of the park.
Plan Around National Park Mountain
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National Park Mountain Details
National Park Mountain sits at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers on the western side of the park at the northeastern edge of the Madison Plateau. The peak was given its name because it overlooks the September 19, 1870, campsite of the Washburn Expedition. For a great many years, it was legend that during this camp the members discussed the idea of preserving the Yellowstone area as a national park. Though this has largely been discounted as myth, the name remains in place for the mountain. The peak had originally been deemed Mount Yellowstone.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around National Park Mountain
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0.4 mi away
National Park Mountain
The spot where members of the Washburn Expedition first discussed turning Yellowstone into a public park.
0.6 mi away
Madison Information Station
One of Yellowstone's original trailside museums.
0.7 mi away
Firehole River
The Firehole River gets its name from several geothermal features along its path.
0.7 mi away
Firehole Canyon Drive
You can see the 40-foot Firehole Falls and the Cascades of the Firehole.
