Name: Roaring Mountain

County: Park

Authority Name: 

GNIS Entry

Longitude:  1104339W

Latitude: 444638N

Legal Description:

Elevation: 8153/2485

(ft/m)

Feature Type: Summit

Origin of Name:

Mountain, altitude 8,000 feet, Yellowstone national Park, Wyo. So named because of noise of steam escaping constantly from vents near the summit.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

Named by the Hague of the U. S. Geological Survey in 1886. "It takes its name from the shrill, penetrating sound of the steam constantly escaping from one or more vents near the summit."