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Penrose Peak (Wyoming)
Penrose Peak is a mountain in the Bighorn Mountains of the Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, United States. Like Mount Penrose in British Columbia, Canada, it was named for Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, who was an avid outdoorsman and went on hunting expeditions in this area.[3]
| Penrose Peak | |
|---|---|
Penrose Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,461 ft (3,798 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 400 ft (120 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°24′54″N 108°08′40″W / 44.41500°N 108.14444°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Johnson County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Bighorn Mountains |
| Topo map | USGS Cloud Peak |
References edit
- ^ a b "Penrose Peak 2013-01-24". ListsOfJohn.com.
- ^ "Penrose Peak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ "Penrose Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.