Hilgard Peak

Hilgard Peak
Elevation	11,316 ft (3,449 m) [1]
Prominence	4,063 ft (1,238 m) [1]
Location
Location	Madison County, Montana, USA
Range	Madison Range
Coordinates	44°54′59″N 111°27′38″W / 44.91639°N 111.46056°W / 44.91639; -111.46056Coordinates: 44°54′59″N 111°27′38″W / 44.91639°N 111.46056°W / 44.91639; -111.46056
Topo map	USGS Hilgard Peak, MT

Hilgard Peak is the tallest mountain in the Madison Range in the U.S. state of Montana. The summit is located in a remote section of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.^[2] The peak was first climbed in 1948.^[3] The peak was named for E. W. Hilgard, a geology professor who served on the Hayden Expedition during its exploration of the Yellowstone area.^[4]

Cited references

1. ^ ^{a b} "Hilgard Peak, Montana". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4927. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
2. ^ "Hilgard Peak, Montana" (Map). TopoQuest (USGS Quads). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=44.91667&lon=-111.45972&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
3. ^ "Hilgard Peak". SummitPost.org. http://www.summitpost.org/page/154202. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
4. ^ "Hilgard Peak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:784889. Retrieved 2008-09-18.