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The trail at this point forks to the west as Fisher Lake trail and meets spur trail 1059.1, the Tonga-Ridge trail 1058 south of Mount Sawyer. There are approximately 2 miles from the Deception Creek trail to Fisher Lake. Approximately 2.5 miles south the trail reaches spur trail 1059.2, which connects to the Pacific Crest National Trail 2000. [3]
The Thunderer el. 10,558 feet (3,218 m) is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park, in the Absaroka Range of the U.S. state of Wyoming.Named by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey of 1885 for its propensity to attract thunderstorms, the mountain is a long high ridge just north of Mount Norris.
The ridge is known for its abundance of amethyst, opal and petrified wood. It was referred to as Specimen Mountain by local miners and was probably named by prospectors well before 1870. [2] The south side of the ridge is traversed by the 18.8-mile (30.3 km) Specimen Ridge Trail between Tower Junction and Soda Butte Creek.
The Gallatin Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains, located in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming.It includes more than 10 mountains over 10,000 feet (3,000 m). [1]
Specimen Ridge Trail 18.8 miles (30.3 km) Yellowstone River Picnic Trail Trail parallels the north rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone which has views of the river and canyon. Intersects with the Specimen Ridge trail at 1.9 miles (3.1 km). Trailhead 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Tower-Roosevelt on Northeast Entrance road.
The Beartooth Highway is the section of U.S. Route 212 between Red Lodge and Cooke City, Montana.It traces a series of steep zigzags and switchbacks, along the Montana–Wyoming border (45th parallel) to the 10,947-foot-high (3,337 m) Beartooth Pass in Wyoming.
August 22, 1870 – The Washburn party departs Fort Ellis with a cavalry escorts commanded by Lt Gustavus C. Doane en route to the Yellowstone River via Bozeman Pass and Trail Creek. Camped just west of the river near Trail Creek 45°30′11″N 110°50′52″W / 45.50306°N 110.84778°W / 45.50306; -110.84778 ( Trail
Terrace Mountain (elev. 8,002 ft or 2,439 m) is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States. [1] The mountain is located 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs.