Beryl Spring, Hot spring in Gibbon Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US
Beryl Spring is a large, superheated hot spring in the Gibbon Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is one of the hottest springs in the park, averaging 196 °F (91 °C), and its water boils up to a height of 4 feet. The pool's blue-green color reminded a member of the 1883 Hague surveying party of the gemstone beryl.
Beryl Spring was named in 1883 by the Hague party of the U.S. Geological Survey, which was surveying the Gibbon Geyser Basin. The party chose the name for the spring's blue-green color, which reminded one member of the gemstone beryl.
The name comes from the Hague party of the U.S. Geological Survey, which in 1883 compared the pool's blue-green water to the gemstone beryl. Visitors today see that same color in the superheated pool beside the Gibbon Geyser Basin road.
The spring can be observed from designated viewing areas along the road through Gibbon Geyser Basin. The area sits between Norris and Madison Junction, where parking is available and the viewpoint is easily accessible.
Beryl Spring is among the hottest springs in Yellowstone, averaging 196 °F (91 °C), and its superheated pool boils up to a height of 4 feet. The U.S. Geological Survey's Hague party named it in 1883 for its blue-green color, which reminded a member of the gemstone beryl.
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