Terrace Mountain

Terrace Mountain

Summit, 1966
Highest point
Elevation 8,002 ft (2,439 m)[1]
Coordinates 44°57′20″N 110°44′08″W / 44.9554908°N 110.735489°W / 44.9554908; -110.735489Coordinates: 44°57′20″N 110°44′08″W / 44.9554908°N 110.735489°W / 44.9554908; -110.735489[1]
Geography
Location Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Parent range Gallatin Range
Topo map Mammoth

Terrace Mountain (elev. 8,002 ft or 2,439 m) is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The mountain is located 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of its proximity to the travertine terraces at Mammoth and because it too is an ancient travertine terrace. The mountain has also been known as "Soda Mountain" and "White Mountain".[2]

Although there are no maintained trails to the summit, Terrace Mountain is flanked within .5 miles (0.80 km) by the Snow Pass, Fawn Pass and Hoodoo trails.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Terrace Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 247. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
  3. Trails Illustrated-Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (303) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:63360. National Geographic Maps. 2008. ISBN 1-56695-304-9.
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