Cook Peak, elevation , is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U ...

. The peak was named in 1922 by then-superintendent

Horace Albright Horace Marden Albright (January 6, 1890 – March 28, 1987) was an American conservationist and the second director of the National Park Service. Early life and education Horace Albright was born in 1890 in Bishop, California, the son of Ge ...

to honor Charles W. Cook, a member of the 1869

Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition The Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869 was the first organized expedition to explore the region that became Yellowstone National Park. The privately financed expedition was carried out by David E. Folsom, Charles W. Cook and William Pet ...

which explored the Yellowstone park region; 1922 was the 50th anniversary of the park's creation, and Cook, still living in Montana, attended ceremonies in the park. Prior to 1922, the peak had been named ''Thompson Peak'' by

Philetus Norris Philetus Walter Norris (August 17, 1821 – January 14, 1885) was an American pioneer, businessman, Union Army officer and politician who was the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and was the first person to be paid for that pos ...

in 1880 and ''Storm Peak'' by members of the

Arnold Hague Arnold Hague (December 3, 1840 – May 14, 1917) was an American geologist who did many geological surveys in the U.S., of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. He also had assignments in China and Guatemala. He became a m ...

Geological Surveys in 1885.

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