Roaring Mountain
Roaring Mountain | |
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![]() Roaring Mountain in 2010 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,152 ft (2,485 m)[1] |
Coordinates | 44°46′38″N 110°43′39″W / 44.77722°N 110.72750°W[2] |
Geography | |
Parent range | Yellowstone Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Obsidian Cliff, WY |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | hike |
Roaring Mountain (8,152 feet (2,485 m)) is in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[1] Roaring Mountain was named for the numerous fumaroles on the western slope of the peak which during the early 1900s were loud enough to be heard for several miles.[3] Roaring Mountain is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Norris Geyser Basin and south of Obsidian Cliff and is easily seen from park roads.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Yellowstone-Roaring_Mountain_Aat10.jpg/300px-Yellowstone-Roaring_Mountain_Aat10.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obsidian Cliff, WY" (Map). USGS Quad. TopoQuest. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Roaring Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ "Roaring Mountain". Old Faithful Virtual Visitor Center. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-02-12.