Electric Peak

Infobox Mountain
Name = Electric Peak
Photo =Electric-peak-trees.jpg
Caption = Electric Peak
Elevation = 10,969 ft (3,343 m)
Location = Montana, USA
Range = Gallatin Range
Prominence = 3,389 ft (1,033 m)
Coordinates = coord|45|00|19|N|110|50|12|W|type:mountain_region:US
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First ascent= 1872 Henry Gannett
Easiest route= Hike

Electric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of 10,969 feet (3,343 m). [cite web | url =http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=45.00528&lon=-110.83667&datum=nad27&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=50| title =Electric Peak, USGS Electric Peak (MT,WY) Topo Map | format = Map| work = | publisher = TopoQuest | accessdate = 2008-06-29] The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising 3,389 feet (1,033 m) above its base. [cite web | url =http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=4928| title =Electric Peak, Montana | format =| work = | publisher = Peakbagger | accessdate = 2007-03-18]

Electric Peak was named during the first ascent in 1872 by the United States Geological Survey. Members of the Hayden Survey led by Henry Gannett [ [http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/4519/ The Father of Government Mapmaking: Henry Gannett by Jerry Penry - American Surveyor - October 27, 2007] ] experienced electrical discharges from their hands and hair after a lightning event on the summit. [cite web | url =http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/151336/electric-peak.html| title =Electric Peak | format =| work = | publisher = Summitpost | accessdate = 2007-03-18]

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