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perintendent Norris a few years later, shortened to The Cut by geologist Arnold Hague, who
thought too many park features were named for the king of the underworld.
The hill immediately northeast of The Cut is Crescent Hill, where Truman Everts was
found, lost and near death, after his 37-day ordeal in the wilderness. (See page 253 for the
Everts story.)
Continuing on the Grand Loop Road
10.4/7.7 Phantom Lake is next to a low point on the road. The lake dries up by midsummer,
which explains its name. Naturally, it has no fish.
11.7/6.4 Geode Creek crossing. A geode is a hollow, roughly spherical rock, with crystals lin-
ing its interior walls. There's no record of geodes being found right here.
All around you are stands of quaking aspen trees, notable for their white bark and their
shivering leaves, which turn a brilliant yellow in the autumn.
13.0/5.1 Hellroaring Creek overlook turnout. A delightful 120-degree panoramic view of
mountains, valleys, and streams is visible from here, as shown on the next two pages.
Hellroaring Creek Panorama
Left to right (north to northeast):
Hellroaring Mountain (8,359 ft / 2,548 m), whose conical peak is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
to the north. The 1988 Hellroaring fire was started by an outfitter's camp stove igniting his
tent. It burned thousands of acres of forest north and east of here, but of these, only spot-
tily burned areas can be seen.
Hellroaring Creek flows south toward you between Hellroaring Mountain and Bull Moun-
tain (far distance), turning west before joining the Yellowstone River. The creek got its
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