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Mount Blackmore 
Summary
Mount Blackmore is located in Gallatin National Forest, in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] Bozeman is located near the East Gallatin River, Gallatin County, Mount Blackmore is south of the City of Bozeman in the Gallatin Range.
| Mount Blackmore | |
|---|---|
  Mount Blackmore | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 10,154 ft (3,095 m) |
| Coordinates | 45°26′40″N 111°00′10″W / 45.44444°N 111.00278°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gallatin County, Montana, U.S.' |
| Parent range | Gallatin Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Blackmore |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike |
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden's survey expedition of the Yellowstone area named the peak for Mary Blackmore, wife of William Blackmore, an English land speculator and philanthropist who accompanied the Hayden Survey. Mary Blackmore contracted pneumonia and died in Bozeman, Montana during the early summer of 1872.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Mount Blackmore, USGS Mount Blackmore (MT) Topo Map" (Map). TopoQuest. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ Brayer, Herbert O. William Blackmore: The Spanish-Mexican Land grants 1863-1878. Volume 1. Denver, 1949. Page 23.
External links edit
- Mount Blackmore | Outside Bozeman