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'''Terrace Mountain''' el. {{convert|8002|ft|m}} is a mountain peak in the [[Gallatin Range]] in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. The mountain is locate {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} southwest of [[Mammoth Hot Springs]]. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of it proximity to the [[Travertine]] terraces at Mammoth and that it too is an ancient Travertine terrace. The mountain has also been known as ''Soda Mountain'' and ''White Mountain''<ref>{{cite book |last=Whittlesey |first=Lee |title=Yellowstone Place Names |publisher=Wonderland Publishing Company |location= |
'''Terrace Mountain''' el. {{convert|8002|ft|m}} is a mountain peak in the [[Gallatin Range]] in [[Yellowstone National Park]]. The mountain is locate {{convert|2.2|mi|km}} southwest of [[Mammoth Hot Springs]]. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of it proximity to the [[Travertine]] terraces at Mammoth and that it too is an ancient Travertine terrace. The mountain has also been known as ''Soda Mountain'' and ''White Mountain''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whittlesey |first=Lee |title=Yellowstone Place Names |publisher=Wonderland Publishing Company |location= |
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Although there are no maintained trails to the summit, Terrace Mountain is flanked within {{convert|.5|mi|km}} by the Snow Pass, Fawn Pass and Hoodoo trails<ref>{{cite map |publisher=National Geographic Maps |title=Trails Illustrated-Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (303) |url= |edition=Revised |year=2008 |cartography= |scale=1:63360 |series= |page= |section= |inset= |accessdate= |isbn=1-56695-304-9 |id= }}</ref> |
Although there are no maintained trails to the summit, Terrace Mountain is flanked within {{convert|.5|mi|km}} by the Snow Pass, Fawn Pass and Hoodoo trails.<ref>{{cite map |publisher=National Geographic Maps |title=Trails Illustrated-Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (303) |url= |edition=Revised |year=2008 |cartography= |scale=1:63360 |series= |page= |section= |inset= |accessdate= |isbn=1-56695-304-9 |id= }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| Terrace Mountain | |
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 Summit, 1966 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,002 ft (2,439 m)[1] |
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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming |
| Parent range | Gallatin Range |
| Topo map | Mammoth |
Terrace Mountain el. 8,002 feet (2,439 m) is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. The mountain is locate 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of it proximity to the Travertine terraces at Mammoth and that 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
- ^ a b "Terrace Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 247. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
- ^ 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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