Terrace Mountain el. 8002 feet (2,439 m) is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range

Gallatin Range

The Gallatin Range is located in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming and includes more than 10 mountains over . The highest peak in the range is Electric Peak at . The Gallatin Range was named after Albert Gallatin, the longest-serving US Secretary of the Treasury and one of the negotiators of...

 in Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

. The mountain is locate 2.2 miles (3.5 km) southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs

Mammoth Hot Springs

Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate...

. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of it proximity to the Travertine

Travertine

Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs. Travertine often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, and cream-colored varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot...

terraces at Mammoth and that it too is an ancient Travertine terrace. The mountain has also been known as Soda Mountain and White Mountain.

Although there are no maintained trails to the summit, Terrace Mountain is flanked within 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) by the Snow Pass, Fawn Pass and Hoodoo trails.