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Yellowstone Plateau

Range Type	Highland or plateau
Highest Point	Mount Sheridan (10,308 ft/3142 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Wyoming (73%), Idaho (22%), Montana (5%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	2,572 sq mi / 6,661 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	65 mi / 105 km North-South 74 mi / 119 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	44° 19' N; 110° 51' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Yellowstone Plateau
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Note: Range borders shown on map are an approximation and are not authoritative.
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Yellowstone Plateau.

Teton Range-Yellowstone Area	Level 4 (Parent)
Madison Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Gallatin Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Lionshead-Henrys Lake Ranges	Level 5 (Sibling)
Yellowstone Plateau	Level 5
Madison Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Central Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Pitchstone Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Red Mountains	Level 6 (Child)
Two Ocean Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Southern Yellowstone Plateau	Level 6 (Child)
Big Hole Mountains	Level 5 (Sibling)
Teton Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Snake River Range	Level 5 (Sibling)
Gros Ventre Range	Level 5 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Yellowstone Plateau

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Sheridan	10,308	3142	Red Mountains
2.	Two Ocean Plateau	10,226	3117	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
3.	Mount Hancock	10,214	3113	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
4.	Pinyon Peak	9705	2958	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
5.	Wildcat Peak	9687	2953	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
6.	Huckleberry Mountain	9615	2931	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
7.	Whetstone Mountain	9610	2929	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
8.	Overlook Mountain	9370	2856	Two Ocean Plateau
9.	Pitchstone Plateau	8977	2736	Pitchstone Plateau
10.	Peak 8760	8760+	2670+	Central Plateau
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Mount Sheridan	10,308	3142	Red Mountains
2.	Two Ocean Plateau	10,226	3117	Southern Yellowstone Plateau
3.	Overlook Mountain	9370	2856	Two Ocean Plateau
4.	Pitchstone Plateau	8977	2736	Pitchstone Plateau
5.	Peak 8760	8760+	2670+	Central Plateau
6.	Purple Mountain	8506	2593	Madison Plateau

Photos of Peaks in the Yellowstone Plateau

Mount Sheridan

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Mount Sheridan from the east near Beaver Creek (1977-09-11). Photo by Greg Gerlach.
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