On the northwest side of Yellowstone, about 5 miles north of the Norris Geyser Basin, stands Roaring Mountain. This barren hill side was named back in 1985 by Arnold Hague and Walter Weed. It was called roaring mountain because of the load sound that the steam made as it escaped the many vents and fumaroles that dot the surface.
Although Roaring Mountain seems much more tame these days, the amount of steam escaping has decreased so the mountain is much more quiet, it is still quiet dangerous. The temperature on Roaring Mountain is quite hot it can reach up to almost 200 degrees. The 400 foot ridge is also covered with sulfuric acid which has leached from sulfur deposits that line many of the steam vents and fumaroles. This sulfuric acid has leached away at the mountain and created a stark landscape in the midst of pine forests and mountain lakes.
16 comments:
Great shots and a very interesting post.
200 degrees! Wow, that is really hot! Sounds like a really interesting place.
What a place! Can you imagine being the first explorers in the area... what an unsettling experience that would have been! ;)
EB: That is a neat place to see some great scenery.
Beautiful pictures! It's almost hard to imagine a mountain making sounds...
Leaving next week on a road trip to Yellowstone. Hope to see this in the flesh!
What an acid wash will do! That's quite a landscape.
Wow, it certainly does make for a different landscape. Thanks for sharing this neat place.
You are brave! I see steam! Great post!
Thank you so much for all the interesting aspects of Yellow Stone Pk. you have been sharing with us over the past weeks.
For me at least, it has been a wonderful pilgrimage that you have shared.
that's one very hot mountain. It does look intimidating. nteresting post you got there.
What a very unusual and hot mountain! It's interesting that less seam is escaping. Maybe land shifting has blocked off some of the steam's escape routes.
Having Yellowstone as 'Your world' must be great.
What a sight that is. Yellowstone is certainly one of the best places to see the power of nature. Things like fumeroles were unherd of before I visited there. What an amazing place it is. Nice shots and great info.
Nice post about Yellowstone (my fav place).
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I was not knowing that yellowstone is such a nice place..Its beautiful..Its not in my list of holiday destinations..
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