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Druid Peak

Peak in Yellowstone NP, Rocky Mountains near Buffalo Ford, WY

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Foggy views of Druid Peak (photo center) near Tower Junction, Jacob W. Frank (NPS) photograph above.

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Druid Peak (elevation 9,577 feet (2,919 m)) is a moderate domed peak on the southern flank of the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak lies just north of the Lamar River and Soda Butte Creek confluence at the head of the Lamar Valley. Prior to 1885, members of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878 named this summit Soda Hill and Mount Longfellow or Longfellows' Peak by then park superintendent Philetus Norris in 1880. In 1885, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey changed the name to Druid Peak for unknown reasons, but some historians believe it may have been Stonehenge like rock formations on its eastern face that prompted the name. Druid Peak is notable for its role in the reintroduction of Wolves into Yellowstone. Rose Creek which flows…

Yellowstone Flood of 2022

Pictured above is the confluence of Soda Butte Creek and Pebble Creek at high water on June 13, 2022. From June 10th to June 13th, heavy rain and melting snowcaps caused massive flooding in the north area of the park. Jacob W. Frank’s (NPS) photograph above shows a sun lit Round Paraire to the left of Soda Butte Creek, with the Stonehenge-like volcanic rock cliffs of Druid Peak’s east face overlooking the Pebble Creek confluence.