Rolling Thunder Mountain
Rolling Thunder Mountain rises to 3,308 m in Wyoming. Mount Owen stands 3,924 m to the south, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Raynolds Peak, a peak 1.6 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Rolling Thunder Mountain (10,913 feet (3,326 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located northwest of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake and access to the peak involves navigating through several miles of backcountry areas of Snowshoe Canyon where there are no maintained trails.
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Wikidata Q7361230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3308 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 16.1 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 13 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 15 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Raynolds Peak: 1.6 mi
- Traverse Peak: 1.7 mi
- Bivouac Peak: 2.0 mi
- Doane Peak: 2.1 mi
- Eagle Rest Peak: 2.6 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 3.2 mi
- Columbine Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.1 mi
- Cleft Falls: 11.6 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 4.0 mi
- Wilcox Point: 8.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.1 mi
- Black Dike: 10.6 mi
- The Wall: 12.5 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 11.2 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 14.8 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 15.3 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 16.7 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 17.5 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 13.3 mi
- Alta Community Park: 14.8 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 17.6 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 17.9 mi
- Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 18.4 mi
- Moose: 17.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 20.2 mi
- Bison Columns: 20.2 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 20.2 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 20.2 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Picnic: 18.2 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 19.9 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- Phelps Beach: 16.4 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Rolling Thunder Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Owen | S 176° | 3,924 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Moran | SSE 156° | 3,835 m | 4.2 mi |
| Thor Peak | S 169° | 3,659 m | 4.2 mi |
| Crooked Thumb | S 171° | 3,572 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Woodring | S 172° | 3,517 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Saint John | SSE 166° | 3,467 m | 7.7 mi |
| The Jaw | S 171° | 3,464 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ranger Peak | NE 42° | 3,453 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moran 5wnw, 11 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Teton National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Nov; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356506708
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 6 mi
- Driggs · 19 mi
- Jackson · 29 mi
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