Hellroaring Mountain

Hellroaring Mountain
Hellroaring Mountain
	South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,374 ft (2,552 m)
Prominence	439 ft (134 m)
Isolation	1.24 mi (2.00 km)
Coordinates	45°00′10″N110°26′40″W / 45.0029104°N 110.4443742°W
Naming
Etymology	Hellroaring Creek
Geography
	Hellroaring Mountain Location in Montana Hellroaring Mountain Hellroaring Mountain (the United States)
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Park
Protected area	Yellowstone National Park
Parent range	Absaroka Range ; Rocky Mountains
Topo map	USGS Specimen Creek
Geology
Rock age	Precambrian
Rock type	Gneiss, Schist, Granite

Last updated December 08, 2024

Hellroaring Mountain is an 8,374-foot (2,552-metre) summit in Park County, Montana, United States.

Description

Hellroaring Mountain is located in the Absaroka Range which is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains.^[1] It is set within Yellowstone National Park,^[2] with the summit in Montana and the lower south slope in Wyoming.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain's slopes drains into Hellroaring Creek which is a tributary of the Yellowstone River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,200 feet (671 meters) above the creek in 0.6 miles (0.97 km) and 2,750 feet (838 meters) above the river in 2.3 miles (3.7 km). The mountain is composed of Precambrian gneiss, granite, and schist.^[5]^[7] This rock is an anomaly in Yellowstone Park and is significantly older than the volcanic rock that is common in the park.^[8] Hellroaring Mountain is the largest outcropping of granite in the park, and the 2.7-billion years old rock is some of the oldest exposed rock in the world.^[8] The mountain is located at the bend of Hellroaring Creek and was so named by prospectors in 1867.^[3] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted as Hell Roaring Mountain in 1930 by the United States Board on Geographic Names, then officially amended to Hellroaring Mountain in 1965.^[3]^[6] However, it did appear in publications as Hellroaring Mountain as early as 1891,^[9] and was recorded as '"Hell-Roaring Mountain" by Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden in 1872.^[10] The Hellroaring Fire burned thousands of acres near the mountain during the Yellowstone fires of 1988.^[11]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Hellroaring Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and mild summers.^[12] Winter temperatures can drop below 0 °F with wind chill factors below −10 °F.

Gallery

South aspect
Hellroaring Mountain in winter
Hellroaring Mountain centered and Garnet Hill (on the right)

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References

1 2 3 "Hellroaring Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
1 2 "Hellroaring Mountain - 8,340' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
1 2 3 "Hellroaring Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-10-21.
↑ Susan Springer Butler, Scenic Driving Yellowstone & Grand Teton, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020, ISBN 9781493036066, p. 121.
1 2 3 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.
1 2 Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List 6501, 1965, p. 47.
↑ Hellroaring Mountain, granite and gneiss, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-10-21.
1 2 Roger Anderson, A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes, Farcountry Press, 2000, ISBN 9781560371571, p. 49.
↑ A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, Henry Gannett, Government Printing Office, p. 170.
↑ Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territories, F.V. Hayden, 1872, Government Printing Office, p. 139.
↑ Janet Chapple, Yellowstone Treasures, Granite Peak Publications, 2020, ISBN 9781733103213.
↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

External links

Weather: Hellroaring Mountain
National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet

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[pb-1] 1 2 3 "Hellroaring Mountain, Montana". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[listsofjohn-2] 1 2 "Hellroaring Mountain - 8,340' MT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 "Hellroaring Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[4] Susan Springer Butler, Scenic Driving Yellowstone & Grand Teton, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020, ISBN 9781493036066, p. 121.

[USGS-5] 1 2 3 Geologic map of Yellowstone National Park, US Geological Survey, 1972.

[USboard-6] 1 2 Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List 6501, 1965, p. 47.

[7] Hellroaring Mountain, granite and gneiss, National Park Service, Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[Anderson-8] 1 2 Roger Anderson, A Ranger's Guide to Yellowstone Day Hikes, Farcountry Press, 2000, ISBN 9781560371571, p. 49.

[9] A Dictionary of Altitudes in the United States, Henry Gannett, Government Printing Office, p. 170.

[10] Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territories, F.V. Hayden, 1872, Government Printing Office, p. 139.

[11] Janet Chapple, Yellowstone Treasures, Granite Peak Publications, 2020, ISBN 9781733103213.

[Peel-12] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.

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