Fumarole on Roaring Mountain's shoulder - click twice to walk into it
This notable 8,152 ft mountain no longer "roars" as it did in
the early years of European exploration when its many fumaroles (geothermal steam vents) were impressively active with loud emanations. Through the decades since that time the underground "plumbing" seems to have become plugged with deposits of dissolved minerals. The high acidity of the water emanated from its vents prevents the growth of vegetation on its slopes. Nonetheless there are still several visibly active steam vents, but mountain is almost totally quiet, at least at a safe viewing distance.
Fumarole on Roaring Mountain's shoulder - click twice to walk into it
This notable 8,152 ft mountain no longer "roars" as it did in
the early years of European exploration when its many fumaroles (geothermal steam vents) were impressively active with loud emanations. Through the decades since that time the underground "plumbing" seems to have become plugged with deposits of dissolved minerals. The high acidity of the water emanated from its vents prevents the growth of vegetation on its slopes. Nonetheless there are still several visibly active steam vents, but mountain is almost totally quiet, at least at a safe viewing distance.