Mount Sheridan
Introduction '''Mount Sheridan''', elevation , is a prominent mountain peak overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.
History Members of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition in 1870 gave this mountain the name of ''Brown Mountain'', while Lt. Gustavus C. Doane, also a member of the expedition named the mountain ''Yellow Mountain.'' In 1871 during the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden named the peak ''Red Mountain''. Also in 1871, Captain John W. Barlow, a military member of the Hayden expedition ascended the peak on August 10, 1871 and named it Mount Sheridan to honor the general. Years later the name ''Red Mountain'' was given to the entire range in which Mount Sheridan sits.
Mount Sheridan Trail The summit can be reached via the Mount Sheridan Trail  which spurs off the Heart Lake Trail at the northwest corner of Heart Lake. This is a steep climb of  in , but provides extraordinary views of the park in all directions and the Teton Range to the southwest.File:HeartLakeMountSheridanYNPJackson1878.jpg|Heart Lake and Mountain Sheridan, 1878, William Henry JacksonFile:MountSheridanHeartLakeYNPca1890.jpg|Heart Lake and Mount Sheridan, ca1890File:MountSheridanSEYNP1973.jpg|Mount Sheridan from the southeast, 1973File:Mount SheridanandTetonsYNP1989.jpg|Mount Sheridan and Tetons, 1989File:Mount Sheridan YNP June 2011.JPG|From West Thumb, Yellowstone Lake, June 2011
See also * List of mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park
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