Folsom Peak

Folsom Peak
Highest point
Elevation9,334 ft (2,845 m)
Coordinates44°52′22″N 110°32′51″W / 44.87278°N 110.54750°W / 44.87278; -110.54750 (Folsom Peak)
Geography
LocationYellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Parent rangeWashburn Range
Topo mapCook Peak

Folsom Peak, elevation 9,334 feet (2,845 m), is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor David E. Folsom, a member of the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869. Folsom, Peterson and Cook were some of the first explorers of the Yellowstone region to publish their explorations.