Yellowstone National Park, National park and biosphere reserve in Wyoming, United States.
Description
The park covers conifer forests, alpine meadows, and over 290 waterfalls across 8,991 square kilometers. Deep canyons cut through the land, while more than 10,000 thermal features including geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and fumaroles appear across the terrain.
History
President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation in 1872 to create the first national park in the world. The Army managed the territory from 1886 to 1918, before the National Park Service took over.
Culture
Rangers lead daily walks and explain the behavior of wildlife and the workings of thermal pools. Visitors follow wooden boardwalks and stay behind barriers, as stepping off can break through thin ground into boiling water below.
Practical
The park is easiest to reach between May and October, with most visitors arriving in July and August. Nine lodges and twelve campgrounds offer places to stay, while visitor centers run education programs.
Did you know?
This territory holds half of all known geothermal features on Earth. Beneath the surface lies one of the largest active volcanic systems on the planet, whose last major eruption about 640,000 years ago formed the caldera now making up the central plateau.
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Yellowstone volcano
27.3 km
Old Faithful
30.3 km
Grand Prismatic Spring
28.1 km
Mammoth Hot Springs
44.3 km
Steamboat Geyser
21.2 km
Old Faithful Inn
30.6 km
Mystic Falls
32.3 km
Lava Creek Tuff
27.3 km
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
13 km
Morning Glory Pool
30.6 km
Yellowstone Falls
13.1 km
Fort Yellowstone
44.6 km
Roosevelt Arch
50.6 km
Castle Geyser
30.7 km
Excelsior Geyser
27.9 km
Mount Washburn
22.6 km
Beehive Geyser
30.3 km
Eagle Peak
48.8 km
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
71.4 km
Tower Fall
33.9 km
Grand Geyser
30.6 km
Lake Hotel
9.7 km
Artist Point Overlook
13.6 km
Giant Geyser
30.6 km
Fountain Paint Pot
24.9 km
Obsidian Cliff
30.5 km
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