The Thunderer (Wyoming)

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. The Thunderer, named by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey of 1885 for it propensity to attract thunderstorms is a long high ridge just north of Mount Norris. Prior to 1885, the peak was considered just a high ridge extending north from Mount Norris.[3] The Thunderer is easily visible from the northeast entrance road as it passes up the Soda Butte Creek canyon.

The Thunderer
From Soda Butte
Highest point
Elevation	10,558 ft (3,218 m) [1]
Prominence	1714 [1]
Coordinates	44°54′12″N 110°03′24″W [2]
Geography
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming, US
Parent range	Absaroka Range
Topo map	Abiathar Peak

The north end of the ridge can be reached via the 7.4 miles (11.9 km) Thunderer Cutoff Trail. The trailhead is located just opposite the Pebble Creek Campground on the northeast entrance road. This trail passes through Chaw Pass to connect with the Cache Creek trail which parallels the southeast face of The Thunderer ridge.[4]

The Thunderer at left Mount Norris at right

See also

• Mountains and mountain ranges of Yellowstone National Park

Notes

1. "The Thunderer, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
2. "The Thunderer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
3. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). Yellowstone Place Names. Gardiner, MT: Wonderland Publishing Company. p. 250. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.
4. Schneider, Bill (2003). Hiking Yellowstone National Park. Guilford, CT: Falcon Press. pp. 161–163. ISBN 0-7627-2539-7.