Colter Peak from Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1930

Subjects: Lakes & Ponds Mountains & Hills National & State Parks
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Colter Peak from Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1930, c. 1930 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A rocky, boulder-strewn shore of Yellowstone Lake gives way to blue-green water, with the forested slopes and grey summit of Colter Peak rising across the far shoreline under a clear sky. The card names the peak at 10,500 feet, a landmark of the park's Absaroka Range on the lake's southeast side, and the imprint belongs to the Haynes studio of Yellowstone, long the park's official photographers. The view is typical of the hand-colored Haynes views sold to park visitors in the early decades of the twentieth century.

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PublisherHaynes Picture Shops, Inc.

24384. COLTER PEAK, 10,500 FT., YELLOWSTONE LAKE, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. HAYNES. --- POST CARD 102042 PLACE STAMP HERE ADDRESS. Colter Peak, Yellowstone Lake, was named for John Colter, the first white man ever to visit the region. In his wanderings of 1807, he discovered the park after leaving the famous Lewis and Clark expedition on its return trip. COPYRIGHT BY HAYNES PICTURE SHOPS, INC., 341 SELBY AVE., ST. PAUL, MINN., AND YELLOWSTONE PARK, WYOMING.

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Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc.
Series	24384
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Yellowstone National Park, WY
Publisher	Haynes Picture Shops, Inc., St. Paul, MN
Notes	White border; visible halftone dot screen with hand-colored tinting; copyright mark at lower left. No postmark. Unused divided-back card with white border and linen texture; Haynes Picture Shops imprint with printed history of Colter Peak. Light soiling/foxing on back.

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Colter Peak from Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/colter-peak-from-yellowstone-lake-yellowstone-national-park. Accessed October 24, 2026.