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Rolling Thunder Mountain

Rolling Thunder Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.89049, -110.81049

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 16
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 7
Parks: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 7
  • 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
Picnic sites: 4
  • 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
Hot springs: 4
  • Huckleberry Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Kelly Warm Springs: 19.9 mi
  • Snake Hot Springs: 22.1 mi
  • Snake Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Phelps Beach: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount OwenS 176°3,924 m9.9 mi
Mount MoranSSE 156°3,835 m4.2 mi
Thor PeakS 169°3,659 m4.2 mi
Crooked ThumbS 171°3,572 m10.0 mi
Mount WoodringS 172°3,517 m6.1 mi
Mount Saint JohnSSE 166°3,467 m7.7 mi
The JawS 171°3,464 m7.8 mi
Ranger PeakNE 42°3,453 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4220:2621:10
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0216:49

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131725344352605850382414
Precip in2.92.32.32.22.41.71.01.31.61.92.63.1

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.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356506708

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