Mount Leidy

Mount Leidy is a summit in Teton County, Wyoming, in the United States.[1] With an elevation of 10,233 feet (3,119 m), Mount Leidy is the 424th highest summit in the state of Wyoming.[2]

The mountain was named for Joseph Leidy, an American paleontologist.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Leidy
  2. ↑ "Mount Leidy". Peakery.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 184.

Coordinates: 43°43′31.21″N 110°24′19.82″W / 43.7253361°N 110.4055056°W / 43.7253361; -110.4055056

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