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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...
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Yellowstone National Park history
- Exploration
- Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition - 1869 exploration of Yellowstone river and lake
- Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition - 1870 exploration of Yellowstone river, lake and Firehole river basin
- Fort EllisFort EllisFort Ellis was an early United States Army outpost established August 27, 1867 to the eastern side of present-day Bozeman, Montana. The fort was established to protect and support settlers moving into the Gallatin Valley. The post was named for Civil War Colonel Augustus van Horne Ellis who was...
- Starting point of the Washburn Expedition
- Fort Ellis
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871Hayden Geological Survey of 1871The Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that later became Yellowstone National Park in 1872. It was led by geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden...
- 1st of five surveys by Hayden in Yellowstone
- Native Americans
- Nez Perce National Historic TrailNez Perce National Historic TrailThe Nez Perce National Historical Trail follows the same journey undertaken by a band of the Nez Perce Indian tribe in 1877 during their attempt to flee the U.S. Cavalry. The 1,170 mile trail was created in 1986 as part of the National Trails System Act and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service....
- Nez Perce tribe traversed Yellowstone during Nez Perce WarNez Perce WarThe Nez Perce War was an armed conflict between the Nez Perce and the United States government fought in 1877 as part of the American Indian Wars. After a series of battles in which both the U.S. Army and native people sustained significant casualties, the Nez Perce surrendered and were relocated...
of 1877
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail
- People
- Explorers
- Robert Adams, Jr. - U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875
- Jim BridgerJim BridgerJames Felix "Jim" Bridger was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1850, as well as mediating between native tribes and encroaching whites...
- Mountain man familiar with Yellowstone region (1856) - John ColterJohn ColterJohn Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when Colter became the first known person of European descent to enter the region now known...
- First person of European descent to visit Yellowstone region - Lt.Gustavus C. DoaneGustavus Cheyney DoaneGustavus Cheyney Doane was a U.S. Army Cavalry Captain, explorer, inventor and Civil War soldier who played a prominent role in the exploration of Yellowstone as a member of the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition.-Early life:...
- U.S. Army Cavalry escort during Washburn expedition of 1870 - Truman C. EvertsTruman C. EvertsTruman C. Everts was part of the 1870 Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition exploring the area which later became Yellowstone National Park...
- former U.S. Assessor for the Montana Territory, member of Washburn Expedition - Warren Angus FerrisWarren Angus FerrisWarren Angus Ferris was a trapper and fur trader in the Rocky Mountains during the early 1830s. In 1834, Ferris acted as a clerk for the American Fur Company in a journey to the mountains of western Wyoming. Out of curiosity, Ferris found Indian guides and made a side journey into what is today...
- Early Yellowstone region trapper - Arnold HagueArnold HagueArnold Hague was a United States geologist who did many geological surveys in the U.S., of which the best known was that for Yellowstone National Park. He also had assignments in China and Guatemala. He became a member of the U. S...
- U.S. Geological Surveys 1880s - Ferdinand Vandeveer HaydenFerdinand Vandeveer HaydenDr. Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden was an American geologist noted for his pioneering surveying expeditions of the Rocky Mountains in the late 19th century. He was also a physician who served with the Union Army during the Civil War.-Early life:Ferdinand Hayden was born in Westfield, Massachusetts...
- U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875 - Nathaniel P. LangfordNathaniel P. LangfordNathaniel Pitt Langford was an explorer, businessman, bureaucrat, vigilante and historian from St. Paul, Minnesota who played an important role in the early years of the Montana gold fields, territorial government and the creation of Yellowstone National Park.-Montana Gold Fields:On June 16, 1862...
- Member of Washburn expedition and first park superintendent - William F. RaynoldsWilliam F. RaynoldsWilliam Franklin Raynolds was a U.S. Army Colonel, explorer, engineer, Mexican War and Civil War officer who is best known for leading the 1859-1860 Raynolds Expedition while serving as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers...
- Early explorer in Yellowstone region - Alexander Ross (fur trader)Alexander Ross (fur trader)-Fur trader and explorer:Ross emigrated to Upper Canada, present day , from Scotland about 1805.In 1811, while working for John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company, Ross took part in the founding of Fort Astoria, a fur-trading post at the mouth of the Columbia River...
- Early fur trader in Yellowstone region - Osborne RussellOsborne RussellOsborne Russell was a mountain man and politician who helped form the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. He was born in Maine....
- Early trapper to visit region and describe the Lamar Valley (1834) - Cyrus ThomasCyrus ThomasCyrus Thomas was a U.S. ethnologist and entomologist prominent in the late 19th century and noted for his studies of the natural history of the American West.-Biography:Thomas was born in Kingsport, Tennessee...
- agricultural statistician and entomologist on the 1871 Hayden survey - Henry D. WashburnHenry D. WashburnHenry Dana Washburn was a U.S. Representative from Indiana and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
- Leader of Washburn expedition
- Park superintendents and administrators
- Horace M. AlbrightHorace M. AlbrightHorace Marden Albright was an American conservationist.Horace Albright was born 1890 in Bishop, California, the son of George Albright, a miner. He graduated from University of California, Berkeley in 1912 , and earned a law degree from Georgetown University...
- Park superintendent (1919–1929) - Frazier BoutelleFrazier BoutelleFrazier Augustus Boutelle served in the US Army for 57 years, fighting in the Civil War and the Indian Wars and working as a recruiter in World War I. In 1889-1890 he was Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park....
- Park superintendent (1889–1890) - Harry W. FrantzHarry W. FrantzHarry W. Frantz was an international editor and correspondent for the Washington Bureau of United Press International for more than four decades.-Early career:...
- Director of publicity 1923 - named Grand Loop Road - John W. MeldrumJohn W. MeldrumJudge John W. Meldrum was a carpenter, a Wyoming politician and the first U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone National Park, a position he held for 41 years .-Early life:...
- 1st U.S. Commissioner to Yellowstone (1894–1935) - Philetus NorrisPhiletus NorrisPhiletus W. Norris was the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park and was the first person to be paid for that position.- Early life :...
- Second park superintendent
- Horace M. Albright
- Park rangers
- Harlan KreditHarlan KreditHarlan Kredit is a multiple award-winning Dutch-American high school teacher from Lynden, Washington. He was the first Washingtonian teacher ever to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. He has spent the majority of his career at Lynden Christian High School...
- Park ranger (1972–present) - Harry YountHarry YountHenry S. Yount was an American Civil War soldier, mountain man, professional hunter and trapper, prospector, wilderness guide and packer, seasonal employee of the United States Department of the Interior, and the first gamekeeper in Yellowstone National Park...
- First park ranger - Isabel Bassett WassonIsabel Bassett WassonIsabel Bassett Wasson was one of the first female petroleum geologists in the United States, the first female ranger at Yellowstone National Park, and also one of the first interpretive rangers hired by the National Park Service....
- the first female ranger in Yellowstone
- Harlan Kredit
- Engineers and architects
- Hiram M. ChittendenHiram M. ChittendenHiram Martin Chittenden was the Seattle district engineer for the Army Corps of Engineers for whom the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Seattle, Washington, were named.-Early Life:...
- U.S. Army Engineer - Dan Christie KingmanDan Christie KingmanDan Christie Kingman was born in Dover, New Hampshire. He graduated second in the United States Military Academy class of 1875 and was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers. He served as an instructor at the Military Academy and as the engineer officer of the Army's Department of the Platte...
- U.S. Army Engineer - Herbert MaierHerbert MaierHerbert Maier was an American architect and public administrator, most notable as an architect for his work at Yosemite, Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks. Maier, as a consultant to the National Park Service, designed four trailside museums in Yellowstone, three of which survive as...
- Yellowstone architect (1929–31) - Robert ReamerRobert ReamerRobert Reamer was an American architect, most noted for the Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone National Park. Reamer was born in and spent his early life in Oberlin, Ohio. He left home at the age of thirteen and went to work in an architect's office in Detroit as a draftsman...
- Old Faithful Inn architect
- Hiram M. Chittenden
- Photographers, artists and illustrators
- Heinrich C. BerannHeinrich C. BerannHeinrich C. Berann, the father of the modern panorama map, was born into a family of painters and sculptors in Innsbruck, Austria. He taught himself by trial and error...
- Panoramic artist - Albert BierstadtAlbert BierstadtAlbert Bierstadt was a German-American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West. In obtaining the subject matter for these works, Bierstadt joined several journeys of the Westward Expansion...
- Early Yellowstone artist - Frank Jay HaynesFrank Jay HaynesFrank Jay Haynes , known as F. Jay or the Professor, to almost all that knew him, was a professional photographer, publisher and entrepreneur from Minnesota who played a major role in documenting through photographs, the settlement and early history of the great Northwest...
- Official park photographer 1884-1921 - William Henry JacksonWilliam Henry JacksonWilliam Henry Jackson was an American painter, Civil War, geological survey photographer and an explorer famous for his images of the American West...
- US Geological Survey photographer 1869-1878 - Thomas MoranThomas MoranThomas Moran from Bolton, England was an American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School in New York whose work often featured the Rocky Mountains. Moran and his family took residence in New York where he obtained work as an artist...
- Early Yellowstone artist - guest member of 1871 Hayden Geological Survey - Birger SandzénBirger SandzénSven Birger Sandzén , known more commonly as Birger Sandzén, was a Swedish-American painter best known for his landscapes...
- Sweden artist
- Heinrich C. Berann
- Naturalists and scientists
- Thomas D. BrockThomas D. BrockThomas Dale Brock is an American microbiologist known for his discovery of hyperthermophiles living in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park....
- Microbiologist - Don G. DespainDon G. DespainDr. Don Gardner Despain is an American botanist, plant ecologist and fire behavior specialist, who specialized in the flora of Yellowstone National Park.- Biography :...
- Botanist - Yellowstone flora specialist - Shaun Ellis (wolf researcher)Shaun Ellis (wolf researcher)Shaun Ellis is an English animal researcher who is notable for living among wolves, and for adopting a pack of abandoned North American timber wolf pups...
- Henry GannettHenry GannettHenry Gannett, M.E.; LL.D. was an American geographer who is described as the "Father of the Quadrangle" which is the basis for topographical maps in the United States.-Life:...
- Geographer, member of Hayden Surveys, named Electric PeakElectric PeakElectric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of . The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising above its base.... - George Bird GrinnellGeorge Bird GrinnellGeorge Bird Grinnell was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1870 and a Ph.D. in 1880. Originally specializing in zoology, he became a prominent early conservationist and student...
- Early naturalist promoting Yellowstone - William Henry HolmesWilliam Henry HolmesWilliam Henry Holmes was an American anthropologist, archaeologist, geologist and museum director.-Life:...
- Early geologist documenting Yellowstone geothermal features - A. Starker LeopoldA. Starker LeopoldAldo Starker Leopold was an American author, forester, zoologist and conservationist. He also served as professor at the University of California, Berkeley for thirty years...
- author of the 1963 Leopold ReportLeopold ReportThe Leopold Report, officially known as Wildlife Management in the National Parks, is a 1963 paper composed of a series of ecosystem management recommendations that were presented by the Special Advisory Board on Wildlife Management to United States Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Named...
-Wildlife Management in the National Parks - Bill McGuire - Volcano researcher
- L. David MechL. David MechLucyan David "Dave" Mech is an internationally recognized wolf expert, a senior research scientist for the U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey , and an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul...
- Wolf researcher - Adolph MurieAdolph MurieAdolph Murie , the first scientist to study wolves in their natural habitat, was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who pioneered field research on wolves, bears, and other mammals and birds in Arctic and sub-Arctic Alaska...
- National Park Service Wildlife Biologist - published seminar study on Coyotes in Yellowstone (1940)
- Thomas D. Brock
- Military
- John W. BarlowJohn W. BarlowJohn Whitney Barlow was a career officer in the United States Army. During and after the American Civil War, he was noted for his engineering talents.-Biography:...
- Explored Yellowstone at same time as 1871 Hayden expedition - William W. BelknapWilliam W. BelknapWilliam Worth Belknap was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. He was the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives.-Birth and early years:Born in Newburgh, New York to career soldier...
- Secretary of War (1869–1876) - Guided by Lt. Gustavus C. Doane on two week visit in 1876 to Yellowstone that followed Washburn route. - Chris MadsenChris MadsenChris Madsen was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who were responsible for the apprehension and/or killing of several outlaws of that era...
- U.S. Army guide - guided U.S. President Chester A. ArthurChester A. ArthurChester Alan Arthur was the 21st President of the United States . Becoming President after the assassination of President James A. Garfield, Arthur struggled to overcome suspicions of his beginnings as a politician from the New York City Republican machine, succeeding at that task by embracing...
in Yellowstone (1883) - General Philip SheridanPhilip SheridanPhilip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S...
- Early U.S. Army protector of Yellowstone
- John W. Barlow
- Politicians
- William H. ClagettWilliam H. ClagettWilliam Horace Clagett was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from various places in the United States. He was the uncle of Samuel B. Pettengill....
- Montana Territorial Congressman, 1871-1872 - Introduced park creation bill in U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 1871 - Henry L. DawesHenry L. DawesHenry Laurens Dawes was a Republican United States Senator and United States Representative, notable for the Dawes Act.-Biography:...
- Congressman from Massachusetts (1863–1873) - strong supporter of park creation. Chester Dawes, his son was a member of the 1871 Hayden survey and Anna the first boat on Yellowstone Lake was named after his daughter: Anna Dawes - William D. KelleyWilliam D. KelleyWilliam D. Kelley was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Kelley was a lifelong advocate of civil rights, social reform, and labor protection.-Early life:...
- In 1871, he was the first Washington politician to suggest of what would later become Yellowstone National Park - John F. LaceyJohn F. LaceyJohn Fletcher Lacey was an eight-term Republican United States congressman from Iowa's 6th congressional district. He was also the author of the Lacey Act of 1900, which made it a crime to ship illegal game across state lines, and the Lacey Act of 1907, which further regulated the handling of...
- Iowa Congressman who sponsored The Lacey Act of 1884 to protect Yellowstone wildlife from poachers. - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II)Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was an American politician and jurist from Mississippi. A United States Representative and Senator, he also served as United States Secretary of the Interior in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland, as well as an Associate Justice of the U.S...
- Secretary of Interior (March 1885 - January 1888) - Lamar River is named after him. - Guy R. PeltonGuy R. PeltonGuy Ray Pelton was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born near Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Pelton attended the common schools and the Connecticut Literary Institute, Suffield, Connecticut.He taught school....
- U.S. congressman who died in Yellowstone (1890) - Samuel C. PomeroySamuel C. PomeroySamuel Clarke Pomeroy was an American Republican Senator from Kansas in the mid-19th century, serving in the United States Senate during the American Civil War. Pomeroy served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...
- Kansas Senator, 1861-1873 - Introduced park creation bill into U.S. Senate on December 18, 1871 - Lyman TrumbullLyman TrumbullLyman Trumbull was a United States Senator from Illinois during the American Civil War, and co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Education and early career:...
- Senator from Illinois who supported Yellowstone creation act - Father of Walter TrumbullWalter TrumbullWalter H. Trumbull, Jr. was an American football player. He attended Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts before enrolling at Harvard University. He played at the tackle and center positions for Percy Haughton's Harvard Crimson football from 1912 to 1914...
, a member of the Washburn Party - George Graham VestGeorge Graham VestGeorge Graham Vest was a U.S. politician. Born in Frankfort, Kentucky, he was known for his skills in oration and debate. Vest, a lawyer as well as a politician, served as a Missouri Congressman, a Confederate Congressman during the Civil War, and finally a US Senator...
- Senator from Missouri (1879–1903) - Self-appointed protector of Yellowstone
- William H. Clagett
- Promoters
- Jay CookeJay CookeJay Cooke was an American financier. Cooke and his firm Jay Cooke & Company were most notable for their role in financing the Union's war effort during the American Civil War...
- Northern Pacific Railroad - Financed Nathaniel P. Langford's 1871 lectures on Yellowstone exploration
- Jay Cooke
- Explorers
- Historic events
- Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869-1890)Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869-1890)This list summarizes the major expeditions to the Yellowstone region that led to the creation of the park and contributed to the protection of the park and its resources between 1869 and 1890.When President Ulysses S...
- History of the National Park Service
- 1959 Yellowstone earthquake1959 Yellowstone earthquakeThe 1959 Yellowstone earthquake also known as the Hebgen Lake earthquake was a powerful earthquake that occurred on August 17, 1959 at 11:37 pm in southwestern Montana. The earthquake was registered at magnitude 7.3 – 7.5 on the Richter scale...
- Mission 66Mission 66Mission 66 was a US National Park Service ten-year program that was intended to dramatically expand Park Service visitor services by 1966, in time for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Park Service....
- National Park ServiceNational Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
ten year program to prepare parks for 1966 50th Anniversary - Teton–Yellowstone tornadoTeton–Yellowstone tornadoThe Teton–Yellowstone tornado was a rare high-altitude tornado which occurred on July 21, 1987 in the U.S. State of Wyoming. Rated at F4 on the fujita scale, it was the strongest tornado ever recorded in the state. The tornado cut through a long, wide swath of the Teton Wilderness and...
- F4 tornado - July 21, 1987 - Yellowstone fires of 1988Yellowstone fires of 1988The Yellowstone fires of 1988 together formed the largest wildfire in the recorded history of the U.S.'s Yellowstone National Park. Starting as many smaller individual fires, the flames spread quickly out of control with increasing winds and drought and combined into one large conflagration, which...
- Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869-1890)
- Advocates
- Greater Yellowstone CoalitionGreater Yellowstone CoalitionThe Greater Yellowstone Coalition is a conservation organization protecting the lands, waters and wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming...
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeYellowstone to Yukon Conservation InitiativeThe Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative or Y2Y is a joint Canada-US charitable organization that seeks to preserve and maintain the wildlife, native plants...
- Greater Yellowstone Coalition
- Concessionaires
- Harry W. ChildHarry W. ChildHarry W. Child was an entrepreneur who managed development and ranching companies in southern Montana. He was most notable as a founder and longtime president of the Yellowstone Park Company, which provided accommodation and transportation to visitors to Yellowstone National Park from 1892 to 1980...
- Assembled and operated the Yellowstone Park Company - Hamilton's Stores (Yellowstone National Park)Hamilton's Stores (Yellowstone National Park)Hamilton's Stores were concessioners in Yellowstone National Park from 1915 to 2002. The stores were founded by Winnipeg native Charles Hamilton, who arrived in Yellowstone in 1905, aged 21, to work for the Yellowstone Park Association. The stores provided food, souvenirs and sundries to tourists...
- John F. YanceyJohn F. YanceyJohn F. Yancey also known as Uncle John Yancey was a Yellowstone National Park concessionaire who operated Yancey's Pleasant Valley hotel near Tower Junction in Yellowstone from 1882 until his death in 1903.-Early life:Very little is known about John Yancey's early life in Kentucky, although it is...
- operated Yancey's Pleasant Valley Hotel, 1884–1903 - Xanterra Parks and ResortsXanterra Parks and ResortsXanterra Parks & Resorts is a privately-owned United States park and resort management company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado, controlled by entertainment magnate Phillip Anschutz...
- Harry W. Child
Geography
- Rivers
- Bechler RiverBechler RiverThe Bechler River is a remote major river flowing southwest entirely within the confines of Yellowstone National Park to it confluence with the Fall River in the southwest section of the park. The river was named by Frank Bradley, a member of the 1872 Hayden Geological Survey for Gustavus R....
- Crawfish CreekCrawfish CreekCrawfish Creek is a short stream in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S state of Wyoming This watercourse is known for its unusually warm temperatures compared to other surface water bodies in Wyoming; these elevated temperatures enable crawfish to thrive in the water...
- Fall RiverFall River (Wyoming, Idaho)Fall River rises on the Madison and Pitchstone plateaus in the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and flows approximately to its confluence with the Henrys Fork of the Snake River near Ashton, Idaho...
- Firehole RiverFirehole RiverThe Firehole River is one of two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park...
- Gallatin RiverGallatin RiverThe Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi , in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana...
- Gardner RiverGardner RiverThe Gardner River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long, in northwestern Wyoming and south central Montana in the United States. The entire river is located within Yellowstone National Park...
- Gibbon RiverGibbon RiverThe Gibbon River is a river in Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, the United States. It rises in the center of the park at Grebe Lake. It flows for a short distance into Wolf Lake. Below Wolf Lake, the river flows through Virginia Cascades into the Norris valley. It flows near the Norris...
- Grand Canyon of the YellowstoneGrand Canyon of the YellowstoneThe Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park...
- Heart RiverHeart River (Wyoming)The Heart River is a river in the U.S. state of Wyoming, tributary to the Snake River. Its entire course is contained inside Yellowstone National Park. The river rises on the Continental Divide, in the Rocky Mountains, a few miles southeast of Yellowstone Lake...
- Lamar RiverLamar RiverThe Lamar River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 40 miles long, in northwestern Wyoming in the United States. The river is located entirely within Yellowstone National Park.-History:...
- Lewis RiverLewis River (Wyoming)The Lewis River is an tributary of the Snake River. The entire course of the river is located within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The river is named for Meriwether Lewis, commander of the Lewis and Clark Expedition....
- Madison RiverMadison RiverThe Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana form the Missouri River....
- Slough CreekSlough Creek (Wyoming)Slough Creek is a tributary of the Lamar River, approximately 25 mi long, in Montana and Wyoming in the United States.-History:...
- Snake RiverSnake RiverThe Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...
- Yellowstone RiverYellowstone RiverThe Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in the western United States. Considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri, the river and its tributaries drain a wide area stretching from the Rocky Mountains in the vicinity of the Yellowstone National...
- Bechler River
- Lakes
- Grebe LakeGrebe LakeGrebe Lake is a backcountry lake in Yellowstone National Park most noted for it population of Arctic Grayling. Grebe Lake comprises the headwaters of the Gibbon River. Grebe Lake is located approximately north of the Norris-Canyon section of the Grand Loop Road. The trail to the lake passes...
- Heart LakeHeart Lake (Wyoming)Heart Lake el. is a large backcountry lake, nestled at the base of Mount Sheridan in Yellowstone National Park. Heart Lake is in the Snake River drainage and is drained by the Heart River.-History:...
- Isa LakeIsa LakeIsa Lake is located in Yellowstone National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The lake straddles the continental divide at Craig Pass and was first discovered in 1891 by Hiram M. Chittenden, who was exploring the best routes for a road to connect Old Faithful and West Thumb geyser basins...
- Lewis LakeLewis Lake (Wyoming)Lewis Lake is located in the U. S. state of Wyoming in the southern part of Yellowstone National Park, about southeast of Shoshone Lake, and approximately southwest of Yellowstone Lake. Lewis Lake and Shoshone Lake are both located a few miles northeast of the Pitchstone Plateau.The Lewis River...
- Shoshone LakeShoshone LakeShoshone Lake is a backcountry lake with the area of elevated at in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US. It lies at the headwaters of the Lewis River a tributary of the Snake River. The U.S...
- Trout LakeTrout Lake (Wyoming)Trout Lake, formerly known as Fish Lake and Soda Butte Lake is a popular backcountry lake for hikers and anglers in Yellowstone National Park. The lake is located approximately north of the Northeast Entrance Road near the confluence of Pebble Creek and Soda Butte Creek. The lake sits in a...
- Wrangler LakeWrangler LakeWrangler Lake is a lake located in the less-traveled portion of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is fairly isolated, a few miles from the Wapiti Lake Trailhead....
- Yellowstone LakeYellowstone LakeYellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone National Park, The lake is 7,732 feet above sea level and covers with 110 miles of shoreline. While the average depth of the lake is 139 feet its deepest spot is at least 390 feet...
- Grebe Lake
- Mountains
- Abiathar PeakAbiathar PeakAbiathar Peak el. is a mountain peak in the northeastern section of Yellowstone National Park of Absaroka Range. The peak was named by members of the 1885 Hague Geological Survey to honor Charles Abiathar White, a geologist and paleontologist who had participated in early western geological...
- Absaroka RangeAbsaroka RangeThe Absaroka Range is a sub-range of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. The range stretches about 150 mi across the Montana-Wyoming border, forming the eastern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and the western side of the Bighorn Basin. The range borders the Beartooth Mountains...
- Antler PeakAntler PeakAntler Peak, el. is a prominent mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was originally named Bell's Peak in honor of an Assistant Secretary of the Interior by either Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent or W.H.Holmes, a U.S. Geological Survey...
- Barronette PeakBarronette PeakBarronette Peak el. is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka Range. The peak is named for Collins Jack Baronette . It was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878...
- Bunsen PeakBunsen PeakBunsen Peak el. is a prominent peak due south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak lies on the east flank of Kingman Pass on the Mammoth to Norris section of the Grand Loop Road. The peak was first ascended by Ferdinand V. Hayden and Captain John W. Barlow in...
- Clagett ButteClagett ButteClagett Butte el. is a mountain peak butte in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. Clagett Butte is an isolated summit west of Mammoth Hot Springs between Clematis Creek and Snow Pass...
- Colter PeakColter PeakColter Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in the southeastern section of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named for mountain man John Colter, reputedly the first white man to visit the Yellowstone region. Colter Peak was first ascended in 1870 by Lt. Gustavus Cheyney Doane...
- Cook PeakCook PeakCook Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1922 by then superintendent Horace Albright to honor of Charles W. Cook, a member of the 1869 Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition which explored the Yellowstone park region...
- Douglas KnobDouglas KnobDouglas Knob el. is an isolated mountain peak in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park. Located just east of the Littler Fork of the Bechler River at the southern extent of the Madison Plateau, Douglas Knob is named for Joseph O. Douglas. In 1962, then Assistant Chief Ranger, William...
- Druid PeakDruid PeakDruid Peak 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...
- Dunraven PeakDunraven PeakDunraven Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. In 1874, just two years after the park's creation, the Earl of Dunraven, a titled Englishman made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the Northern Rockies...
- Eagle Peak (Wyoming)Eagle Peak (Wyoming)Eagle Peak is situated in the Absaroka Range in the U.S. state of Wyoming, and is the tallest mountain in Yellowstone National Park. Located on the park boundary with Shoshone National Forest, the mountain rises to the east of the southeast arm of Yellowstone Lake...
- Electric PeakElectric PeakElectric Peak is the tallest mountain in the Gallatin Range of southern Montana, close to the Wyoming border and rises to an altitude of . The peak has some of the greatest physical relief in Yellowstone National Park, rising above its base....
- Folsom PeakFolsom PeakFolsom Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor David E. Folsom, a member of the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869. Folsom, Peterson and Cook were some of the 1st explorers of the...
- Gallatin RangeGallatin RangeThe 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...
- Gray Peak (Wyoming)Gray Peak (Wyoming)Gray Peak el. is a prominent mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in the remote northwest section of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak is approximately west-southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs and north of Mount Holmes. There are no maintained trails to the summit...
- Hedges PeakHedges PeakHedges Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor Cornelius Hedges , a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1871 and prominent Montana lawyer...
- Mount ChittendenMount ChittendenMount Chittenden el. is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named by Henry Gannett of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1878 for George B. Chittenden. Chittenden was a Geological Survey member who had worked with Gannett, Hayden and others in surveys in...
- Mount DoaneMount DoaneMount Doane el. is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named for Lieutenant Gustavus Cheyney Doane, a U.S. Army cavalry officer who escorted the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition into Yellowstone in 1870. During that expedition, Doane and Nathaniel P....
- Mount EvertsMount EvertsMount Everts el. is a prominent mountain peak in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming near Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named for Truman C. Everts, a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1870. Mount Everts is located immediately due south of Gardiner, Montana and due east of...
- Mount HancockMount Hancock (Wyoming)Mount Hancock el. is an isolated mountain peak on Big Game Ridge in Yellowstone National Park. Captain John W. Barlow named the peak in honor of General Winfield Scott Hancock during the Barlow-Heap Exploration of Yellowstone in 1871. General Hancock is noted for issuing the orders that...
- Mount HaynesMount HaynesMount Haynes el. is a prominent peak adjacent to the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named by then Yellowstone superintendent Horace Albright to honor Frank Jay Haynes , the first official photographer of the park. Prior to being named Mount Haynes, the peak was...
- Mount HolmesMount HolmesMount Holmes is a prominent mountain peak in Yellowstone National Park. It is the tallest mountain in the Wyoming portion of the Gallatin Range. Mount Holmes is located in the northwestern part of the park and marks the southern terminus of the Gallatin Range...
- Mount HornadayMount HornadayMount Hornaday el. is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka Range, Wyoming. The peak was named in 1938 for naturalist William Temple Hornaday, a former director of the New York Zoological Gardens who championed the cause of saving the American Bison...
- Mount JacksonMount Jackson (Wyoming)Mount Jackson el. is a mountain peak just north of the Madison River, in the Gallatin Range of Yellowstone National Park. Mount Jackson is named in honor of William Henry Jackson, chief photographer of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 and a member of several subsequent geological surveys in...
- Mount NorrisMount NorrisMount Norris el. is a mountain peak in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka Range. In 1875 the peak was named for and named by Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent . Norris was on a visit to the park with several mountain guides, including Collins Jack...
- Mount SchurzMount SchurzMount Schurz el. is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park. Mount Schurz is the second highest peak in Yellowstone. The mountain was origninally named Mount Doane by Henry D. Washburn during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition in 1871. Later the name Mount Doane...
- Mount SheridanMount SheridanMount Sheridan el. is a prominent mountain peak overlooking Heart Lake in the Red Mountains of Yellowstone National Park. The peak is named in honor of General Philip H. Sheridan, U.S. Army, one of the early protectors of the park.-History:...
- Mount StevensonMount StevensonMount Stevenson el. is a mountain peak in the Absaroka Range of Yellowstone National Park. Mount Stevenson was named in 1871 by geologist Ferdinand Hayden during the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 for his friend and chief assistant, James Stevenson . Stevenson, who had run away from home as a...
- Mount WashburnMount WashburnMount Washburn el. is a prominent mountain peak in the Washburn Range in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak was named in 1870 to honor Henry D. Washburn, leader of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition...
- Prospect PeakProspect Peak (Park County, Wyoming)Prospect Peak el. is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The summit is located approximately west southwest of Tower Junction. Between 1883-85, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys named the peak Surprise Peak for reasons not now known...
- Specimen RidgeSpecimen RidgeSpecimen Ridge, el. is an approximately ridge along the south rim of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. The ridge separates the Lamar Valley from Mirror Plateau. The ridge is oriented northwest to southeast from the Tower Junction area to Amethyst Mountain. The ridge is known for...
- Terrace MountainTerrace MountainTerrace Mountain el. is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. The mountain is locate southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs. Terrace Mountain was named by the 1878 Hayden Geological Survey because of it proximity to the Travertine terraces at Mammoth and that it too is...
- The ThundererThe Thunderer (Wyoming)The Thunderer el. is a mountain peak in the northest section of Yellowstone National Park in the Absaroka Range. The Thunderer, named by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey of 1885 for it propensity to attract thunderstorms is a long high ridge just north of Mount Norris. Prior to...
- Trischman KnobTrischman KnobTrischman Knob el. is an isolated summit along the Continental Divide on the Madison Plateau in Yellowstone National Park. The summit is located approximately west of the Bechler River trail just south of Madison Lake, the source of the Firehole River. The summit was named in 1962 by Assistant...
- Younts PeakYounts PeakYounts Peak is a peak in the Absaroka Range in northwestern Wyoming in the United States and the highest point in the Teton Wilderness. The Yellowstone River is formed near the peak from two streams that rise on the northern and southern ridges of the peak and join at the base of the western ridge...
- Abiathar Peak
- Waterfalls
- Bechler FallsBechler FallsBechler Falls ht. is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Bechler Falls is the last waterfall on the Bechler River and is approximately from the confluence with the Fall River. It can be reached via the Bechler River trail approximately from the Cave Falls trailhead...
- Firehole Falls
- Iris FallsIris FallsIris Falls ht. is a waterfall on the Bechler River in Yellowstone National Park. Iris Falls is located just upstream from Colonnade Falls and is accessbile via the Bechler River Trail. The falls were named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey for the mythological Greek...
- Kepler CascadesKepler CascadesKepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.5 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet...
- Lewis FallsLewis FallsThe Lewis Falls are located on the Lewis River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. The falls drop approximately and are easily seen from the road, approximately halfway between the south entrance to the park and Grant Village....
- Moose FallsMoose FallsMoose Falls is a plunge type waterfall on Crawfish Creek in Yellowstone National Park. The waterfall was named in 1885 by members of the Arnold Hague Geologic Survey for the plentiful moose found in the southern sections of the park. The falls are just west of south entrance road via an easy...
- Mystic FallsMystic FallsMystic Falls is a cascade type waterfall on the Little Firehole River, a tributary of the Firehole River. Originally named Little Firehole Falls by members of the 1872 Hayden Geologic Survey, the name was changed to Mystic Falls by members of the Arnold Hague Geological Survey in 1885 for unknown...
- Tower Fall
- Union FallsUnion FallsUnion Falls ht. is a waterfall on Mountain Ash Creek, a tributary of the Fall River in the Cascade Corner of Yellowstone National Park. It is the second highest waterfall in Yellowstone exceeded in height only by the lower Yellowstone Falls. The falls got its name from members of the Arnold...
- Virginia CascadesVirginia CascadesVirginia Cascades , is a cascade type waterfall on the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park. Virginia Cascades is located just south of the Norris-Canyon road approximately east of Norris Junction...
- Yellowstone FallsYellowstone FallsYellowstone Falls consist of two major waterfalls on the Yellowstone River, within Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. As the Yellowstone river flows north from Yellowstone Lake, it leaves the Hayden Valley and plunges first over Upper Yellowstone Falls and then a quarter mile ...
- Bechler Falls
- Roads and passes
- Beartooth HighwayBeartooth HighwayThe Beartooth Highway is an All-American Road that has been called "the most beautiful drive in America," by late CBS correspondent Charles Kuralt...
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic BywayBuffalo Bill Cody Scenic BywayBuffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway is in the U.S. state of Wyoming and spans most of the distance from Cody, Wyoming to Yellowstone National Park. The scenic highway follows the north fork of the Shoshone River through the Wapiti Valley to Sylvan Pass and the eastern entrance to Yellowstone...
- Craig PassCraig PassCraig Pass , is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Grand Loop Road crosses the pass approximately east of Old Faithful Geyser....
- Dunraven PassDunraven PassDunraven Pass is a mountain pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.-History:In 1874, just two years after the park's creation, the Earl of Dunraven, a titled Irish Peer made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the...
- Kingman PassKingman PassKingman Pass el. is a mountain pass between Terrance Mountain and Bunsen Peak on the Grand Loop Road , just south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. The pass is named for Lieutenant Dan Christie Kingman of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Kingman rebuilt this difficult portion...
- Sylvan PassSylvan PassSylvan Pass is a mountain pass located in the Absaroka Range in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The pass provides access to the park from the east entrance....
- Yellowstone TrailYellowstone TrailThe Yellowstone Trail was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States. It ran from Massachusetts to Seattle. It was conceived by J.W. Parmley of Ipswich, South Dakota in 1912. Originally, Parmley and his business colleagues wanted a good road...
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial ParkwayJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial ParkwayJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway is a scenic road that connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It is federally owned and managed by the National Park Service. It is named in remembrance of John D...
- Beartooth Highway
Geology
- Geysers and thermal features
- Yellowstone CalderaYellowstone CalderaThe Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic caldera located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano. The caldera is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, in which the vast majority of the park is contained. The major features of...
- Yellowstone PlateauYellowstone PlateauThe Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field is a geological feature found in the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a popular site for tourists.The plateau developed through three volcanic cycles spanning two million years that included some of the world's largest known eruptions...
- Yellowstone hotspotYellowstone hotspotThe Yellowstone hotspot, also referred to as the Snake River Plain-Yellowstone hotspot, is a volcanic hotspot responsible for large scale volcanism in Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming, United States. It created the eastern Snake River Plain through a succession of caldera forming eruptions...
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Lone Star Geyser Basin
- Lone Star GeyserLone Star GeyserLone Star Geyser is a cone type geyser located in the Lone Star Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. The basin is a backcountry geyser basin located southeast of Old Faithful Geyser and the Upper Geyser Basin...
- Lone Star Geyser
- Lower Geyser Basin
- A-0 GeyserA-0 GeyserA-0 Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.A-0 Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes Spindle Geyser and Botryoidal Spring...
- Artesia GeyserArtesia GeyserArtesia Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Artesia Geyser is part of the Black Warrior Group which includes Young Hopeful Geyser, Gray Bulger Geyser, and Steady Geyser.- Geology :...
- Azure SpringAzure SpringAzure Spring is a hot spring in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The water temperature in the spring is 79°C ....
- Bead GeyserBead GeyserBead Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Bead Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of...
- Botryoidal SpringBotryoidal SpringBotryoidal Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Botryoidal Spring is part of the White Creek Group which includes A-0 Geyser and Spindle Geyser. As its name indicates, Botryoidal Spring was formerly a hot spring...
- Box SpringBox SpringBox Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Box Spring is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of Box Spring...
- Clepsydra GeyserClepsydra GeyserClepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of . Named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition. The name Clepsydra is derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to...
- Dilemma GeyserDilemma GeyserDilemma Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Dilemma Geyser is part of the Pink Cone complex...
- Fountain GeyserFountain GeyserPFountain Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Fountain erupts 75–220 feet high with internals that vary from 9 to 15 hours, and has duration of about 30 minutes....
- Great Fountain GeyserGreat Fountain GeyserThe Great Fountain Geyser is a fountain-type geyser located in the Firehole Lake area of Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It is the only predicted geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin.-Eruption:...
- Jet GeyserJet GeyserJet Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Jet Geyser is in the Fountain Group that includes Fountain Geyser, Morning Geyser, Red Spouter and Silex Spring....
- Labial GeyserLabial GeyserLabial Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Labial Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions of...
- Narcissus GeyserNarcissus GeyserNarcissus Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Narcissus Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this group are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.-History:During the...
- Ojo Caliente SpringOjo Caliente SpringOjo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Lower Geyser Basin, of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the River Group which includes Azure Spring, and is located a few yards off the Fountain Flats Freight Road on the northern bank of the Firehole River....
- Pink Cone GeyserPink Cone GeyserPink Cone Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Geyser.Eruptions last 1.5 to...
- Pink GeyserPink GeyserPink Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Pink Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions...
- Spindle GeyserSpindle GeyserSpindle Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.Spindle Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes A-0 Geyser and Botryoidal Spring...
- White Dome GeyserWhite Dome GeyserWhite Dome Geyser is a geyser located in the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.White Dome is a conspicuous cone-type geyser located only a few feet from Firehole Lake Drive, and accordingly, seen by many visitors to the park as they wait for eruptions of nearby...
- Young Hopeful GeyserYoung Hopeful GeyserYoung Hopeful Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Young Hopeful Geyser is part of the Black Warrior Group which includes Artesia Geyser, Gray Bulger Geyser, and Steady Geyser. Young Hopeful is a collection of several vents which, depending...
- A-0 Geyser
- Midway Geyser Basin
- Excelsior GeyserExcelsior GeyserExcelsior Geyser Crater, formerly known as Excelsior Geyser, is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Excelsior was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871...
- Fountain Paint PotsFountain Paint PotsThe Fountain Paint Pot is a mud pot located in Lower Geyser basin in Yellowstone National Park.The Fountain Paint Pot is named for the reds, yellows and browns of the mud in this area. The differing colors are derived from oxidation states of the iron in the mud. As with all hot springs, the heat...
- Grand Prismatic SpringGrand Prismatic SpringThe Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, next to those in New Zealand. It is located in the Midway Geyser Basin....
- Excelsior Geyser
- Upper Geyser Basin
- Anemone GeyserAnemone GeyserAnemone Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Anemone is actually two closely related geysers. The larger of the two is known as Big or North Anemone while the smaller is known as Little or South Anemone. The two geysers were named after the...
- Artemisia GeyserArtemisia GeyserArtemisia Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.- Geology :Artemisia Geyser is part of the Cascade Group which includes the Atomizer Geyser. It erupts for a duration of 15 to 25 minutes once or twice per day. The fountain reaches a height of...
- Atomizer GeyserAtomizer GeyserAtomizer Geyser is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Atomizer Geyser is part of the Old Road Group which includes Artemisia Geyser, a short distance down the Firehole River from Old Faithful and other major Upper Basin geysers...
- Aurum GeyserAurum GeyserAurum Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States, on Geyser Hill.Aurum can, at times, be very predictable. Other times it can be very erratic. Observations have led to the theory that Aurum's activity is linked to the meadow behind the geyser....
- Baby Daisy GeyserBaby Daisy GeyserBaby Daisy Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Old Road group of geysers....
- Beauty PoolBeauty PoolBeauty Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.It is connected to the nearby Chromatic Spring. When the water level in one of the two pools rises and overflows, the water level in the other decreases. These fluctuations in water level take...
- Beehive GeyserBeehive GeyserBeehive Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The tall cone resembles a beehive. Beehive's Indicator is a small, jagged cone-type geyser located about from Beehive.-History:...
- Big Cub GeyserBig Cub GeyserBig Cub Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Big Cub is part of the Lion's Group of geysers, a cluster of geysers that all share an underground connection. The other geysers in this group are Lion Geyser, Lioness Geyser, and Little Cub Geyser....
- Bijou GeyserBijou GeyserBijou Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.-Eruptions:Bijou erupts nearly continuously reaching a height of . At times, the water fountain turns to a steam phase when Bijou emits a column of steam....
- Brilliant PoolBrilliant PoolBrilliant Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Brilliant Pool is part of the Daisy Group and is interconnected with the Daisy and Splendid Geysers...
- Castle GeyserCastle GeyserCastle Geyser is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is noted for the particularly large geyserite sinter deposits, which form its cone...
- Chromatic SpringChromatic SpringChromatic Spring is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.It is connected to the nearby Beauty Pool. When the water level in one of the two pools rises and overflows, the water level in the other decreases. These fluctuations in water level take...
- Comet GeyserComet GeyserComet Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Comet Geyser is part of the Daisy Group which includes Daisy Geyser, Splendid Geyser and Brilliant Pool. As opposed to the other features in this group, Comet erupts almost continuously. Every few...
- Crested PoolCrested PoolCrested Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The spring is 42 feet deep. It is named for the "crest" which surrounds the pool. Although it is considered a spring, Crested Pool sometimes erupts like a geyser....
- Daisy GeyserDaisy GeyserDaisy Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Daisy Geyser is part of the Daisy Group. It was named prior to 1890 by the Hague Party. It erupts every 110 to 240 minutes for a period of 3 to 5 minutes and is one of the most predictable geysers...
- Doublet PoolDoublet PoolDoublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.Doublet Pool is deep and its temperature is approximately . Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Although geysers rarely occur in Doublet Pool, only two or three have been seen; the pool on the right...
- Economic Geyser CraterEconomic Geyser CraterEconomic Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Economic Geyser is small, usually inactive geyser located between the Giant Geyser group and the Grand Geyser group...
- Fan and Mortar GeysersFan and Mortar GeysersFan and Mortar Geysers are two geysers in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. These two geysers, for the past several decades, have always erupted in concert with one another and are generally talked about together...
- Giant GeyserGiant GeyserGiant Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Giant Geyser is the namesake for the Giant Group of geysers, which includes Bijou Geyser, Giant Geyser, Giantess Geyser and Mastiff Geyser. Giant Geyser is also the namesake for the Giant...
- Giantess GeyserGiantess GeyserGiantess Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is known for its violent and infrequent eruptions of multiple water bursts that reach from . Eruptions generally occur 2 to 6 times a year. The surrounding area may shake from underground steam...
- Grand GeyserGrand GeyserGrand Geyser is a fountain geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known. It was named by Dr. F.V. Hayden in 1871.-Eruptions:...
- Grotto GeyserGrotto GeyserGrotto Geyser is a fountain-type geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Grotto Geyser is the namesake for the group of geysers that includes Grotto Fountain Geyser, South Grotto Fountain Geyser, Indicator Spring, Spa Geyser, and Rocket...
- Lion GeyserLion GeyserLion Geyser is a cone-type geyser in in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is located in the Geyser Hill complex....
- Morning Glory PoolMorning Glory PoolMorning Glory Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.-History:The pool was named by Mrs. E. N. McGowan, wife of Assistant Park Superintendent, Charles McGowan in 1883. She called it "Convolutus", the Latin name for the morning glory flower...
- Old Faithful GeyserOld Faithful GeyserOld Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name...
- Pump GeyserPump GeyserPump Geyser is a cone geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the Geyser Hill Complex which includes Aurum Geyser, Beehive Geyser, Big Cub Geyser...
- Riverside GeyserRiverside GeyserRiverside Geyser is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.The geyser is located on the Firehole River within the Upper Geyser Basin. The geyser shoots steam and water to heights of 75 feet in an arch over the river, sometimes causing brilliant rainbows. The eruptions...
- Solitary GeyserSolitary GeyserSolitary Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in Yellowstone National Park, located above the Upper Geyser Basin. Eruptions last about a minute and are four to eight minutes apart; most eruptions are less than six feet in height...
- Spasmodic GeyserSpasmodic GeyserSpasmodic Geyser is a geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between...
- Splendid GeyserSplendid GeyserSplendid Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Splendid Geyser is part of the Daisy Group. Its eruptions are infrequent and unpredictable, unless it is active. When it does erupt, its fountain can reach a height of 200 feet...
- Turban GeyserTurban GeyserTurban Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Turban Geyser belongs to the Grand Group , and its eruption is tied to Grand Geyser. In the hours prior to Grand's eruption, Turban will have five minute eruptions every 15–25 minutes. These...
- Vent GeyserVent GeyserVent Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Vent Geyser belongs to the Grand Group , and its eruption is tied to Grand Geyser. Normally, it erupts immediately after Grand and continues to erupt intermittently for about an hour afterward along...
- Anemone Geyser
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Abyss PoolAbyss PoolAbyss Pool is a hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.- History :The pool was named by Chief Park Naturalist Clyde M. Bauer, possibly after a reference to Lieutenant G.C. Doane's 1870 description of a spring in this area which spoke of the...
- Big ConeBig ConeBig Cone is a geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Big Cone is a wide sinter cone that rises from Yellowstone Lake about from the shoreline. The vent of the cone is wide. At times of increased water level in the lake, the cone may be submerged...
- Black PoolBlack PoolBlack Pool is a hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.The pool was cool enough up until 1991 for dark orange-brown cyanobacteria to grow throughout the pool...
- Fishing ConeFishing ConeFishing Cone is a geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.In the earlier part of the 20th century, this cone had eruptions as high as 40 feet...
- Abyss Pool
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Big Alcove SpringBig Alcove SpringBig Alcove Spring is a hot spring in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park in the United States. In 1996 the water temperature was ....
- Echinus GeyserEchinus GeyserEchinus Geyser is a geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.-History:Echinus was named during one of the U.S. Geological Surveys of the park in the late 1870s or early 1880s. The name Echinus comes from the spiny appearance of the cone that resembles a...
- Emerald SpringEmerald SpringEmerald Spring is a hot spring located in Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.-History:Originally named Emerald Geyser by Philetus Norris, park superintendent because of its color, the name was later officially changed to Emerald Spring by the U.S. Geological Survey in...
- Steamboat GeyserSteamboat GeyserSteamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, is the world's tallest currently-active geyser. During major eruptions, water may be thrown more than 300 feet into the air....
- Big Alcove Spring
- Gibbon Geyser Basin
- Beryl SpringBeryl SpringBeryl Spring is a hot spring in the Gibbon Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is a large superheated pool, and boils up to a height of 4 feet....
- Beryl Spring
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Yellowstone River
- Sulphur SpringSulphur SpringSulphur Spring , is a geyser in the Hayden Valley region of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.It is located in the Crater Hills area of Hayden Valley about west of the Grand Loop Road....
- Sulphur Spring
- Yellowstone Caldera
- Geologic formations
- Huckleberry Ridge TuffHuckleberry Ridge TuffThe Huckleberry Ridge Tuff is a tuff formation created by the Huckleberry Ridge eruption that formed the Island Park Caldera that lies partially in Yellowstone Park, Wyoming and stretches westward into Idaho into a region known as Island Park...
- Mesa Falls TuffMesa Falls TuffThe Mesa Falls Tuff is a tuff formation created by the Mesa Falls eruption that formed the Henry's Fork Caldera that is located in Idaho west of Yellowstone Park. It is the second most recent caldera forming eruption from the Yellowstone hotspot and ejected of 280 km³ of material...
- Lava Creek TuffLava Creek TuffLava Creek Tuff is a tuff formation, in Wyoming, created when the Yellowstone Caldera erupted about 640,000 years ago.The Lava Creek Tuff distributed in a radial pattern around the caldera and is formed of of ash in pyroclastic flows....
- Obsidian CliffObsidian CliffObsidian Cliff, also known as 48YE433, was an important source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples in Yellowstone National Park near Gardiner, Montana. The cliff was named by Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent in 1878. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.The...
- Sheepeater CliffSheepeater CliffThe Sheepeater Cliffs are a series of exposed cliffs made up of columnar basalt in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The lava was deposited about 500,000 years ago during one of the periodic basaltic floods in Yellowstone Caldera, and later exposed by the Gardner River...
- Huckleberry Ridge Tuff
Fauna
- American BisonAmerican BisonThe American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...
- Amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone National ParkAmphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park is home to 4 Amphibians species and 6 species of Reptiles. None of the species are endangered or threatened. The glacial nature of and dry conditions in Yellowstone are likely responsible for the relatively low number of amphibian and reptile species in...
- Animals of YellowstoneAnimals of YellowstoneYellowstone National Park in the northwest United States is home to a large variety of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians, many of which migrate within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. These Animals of Yellowstone, especially larger mammals, birds and fish are a major park...
- Bighorn SheepBighorn SheepThe bighorn sheep is a species of sheep in North America named for its large horns. These horns can weigh up to , while the sheep themselves weigh up to . Recent genetic testing indicates that there are three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: Ovis canadensis sierrae...
- Birds of Yellowstone National ParkBirds of Yellowstone National ParkThe Birds of Yellowstone National Park lists every wild bird species reported in Yellowstone National Park in the last 50 years. Since its creation in March, 1872, 318 species of birds have been documented to datein the park....
- Grizzly BearBrown BearThe brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It can weigh from and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak Bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family and as the largest land-based predator.There are several recognized...
- ElkElkThe Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
- Fishes of Yellowstone National ParkFishes of Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park is home to 13 native Fish species and six introduced or non-native species. Angling for trout has been a pastime in the park since its creation and trout species dominate the fish inhabiting the park. When the park was created in 1872, 40% of the park's waters were barren...
- Gray WolfGray WolfThe gray wolf , also known as the wolf, is the largest extant wild member of the Canidae family...
- Greater Yellowstone EcosystemGreater Yellowstone EcosystemThe Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the last remaining large, nearly intact ecosystems in the northern temperate zone of the Earth and is partly located in Yellowstone National Park. Conflict over management has been controversial, and the area is a flagship site among conservation groups...
- History of wolves in YellowstoneHistory of wolves in YellowstoneWhen Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872, gray wolf populations were already in decline in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The creation of the national park did not provide protection for wolves or other predators, and government predator control programs in the first decades of the 1900s...
- Leopold ReportLeopold ReportThe Leopold Report, officially known as Wildlife Management in the National Parks, is a 1963 paper composed of a series of ecosystem management recommendations that were presented by the Special Advisory Board on Wildlife Management to United States Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall. Named...
- Seminal 1963 Study: "Wildlife Management In The National Parks" - PronghornPronghornThe pronghorn is a species of artiodactyl mammal endemic to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is often known colloquially in North America as the prong buck, pronghorn antelope, or simply antelope, as it closely resembles the true antelopes of the Old World and...
- Small mammals of Yellowstone National ParkSmall mammals of Yellowstone National ParkThere are at least 50 Small Mammal species known to occur in Yellowstone National Park.Species are listed by common name, scientific name, typical habitat and relative abundance.-Raccoons:Order: CarnivoraFamily: Procyonidae...
- Wolf reintroductionWolf reintroductionWolf reintroduction involves the artificial reestablishment of a population of wolves in areas where they have been extirpated. Wolf reintroduction is only considered where large tracts of suitable wilderness still exist and where certain prey species are abundant enough to support a predetermined...
- Yellowstone cutthroat troutYellowstone cutthroat troutThe Yellowstone cutthroat trout is a subspecies of the cutthroat trout and is a freshwater fish in the salmon family of the order Salmoniformes. Native only to a few U.S...
- Yellowstone Park Bison HerdYellowstone Park Bison HerdThe Yellowstone Park bison herd in Yellowstone National Park is probably the oldest and largest public bison herd in the United States of America. Yellowstone is known for its geothermal activity and large mammals, especially Elk, Wolves, American Bison, Bears, Pronghorn Antelope, Moose and Bighorn...
Districts and structures
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yellowstone National ParkNational Register of Historic Places listings in Yellowstone National ParkThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Yellowstone National Park.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and Montana, United States...
- Districts
- Firehole VillageFirehole VillageFirehole Village was a proposed visitor services development in Yellowstone National Park, planned to divert development away from the sensitive area around Old Faithful. The project was proposed under the Mission 66 program, which sought to improve visitor services and park infrastructure...
- Fort YellowstoneFort Yellowstone-See also:* Grand Loop Road Historic District* Lake Fish Hatchery Historic District* Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District* North Entrance Road Historic District* Roosevelt Lodge Historic District* Old Faithful Historic District* US Post Office-Yellowstone Main...
- Grand Loop Road Historic DistrictGrand Loop Road Historic DistrictThe Grand Loop Road Historic District encompasses the primary road system in Yellowstone National Park. Much of the system was originally planned by Captain Hiram M. Chittenden of the US Army Corps of Engineers in the early days of the park, when it was under military administration...
- Grant VillageGrant VillageGrant Village is a developed area of Yellowstone National Park, offering lodging, camping and other visitor services. It is located on the southwest side of Yellowstone Lake, about south of West Thumb...
- Lake Fish Hatchery Historic DistrictLake Fish Hatchery Historic DistrictThe Lake Fish Hatchery Historic District comprises nine buildings built between 1930 and 1932 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the National Park Service Rustic style. The buildings exhibit a consistency of style and construction, with exposed gable trusses and oversized paired logs at the...
- Mammoth Hot Springs Historic DistrictMammoth Hot Springs Historic DistrictThe Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District in Yellowstone National Park comprises the administrative center for the park. It is composed of two major parts: Fort Yellowstone, the military administrative center for the park in the years immediately following its founding as the world's first...
- North Entrance Road Historic DistrictNorth Entrance Road Historic DistrictThe North Entrance Road Historic District comprises Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance Road from Gardiner, Montana to the park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, a distance of a little over five miles . The North Entrance Road was the first major road in the park, necessary to...
- Roosevelt Lodge Historic DistrictRoosevelt Lodge Historic DistrictThe Roosevelt Lodge Historic District comprises the area around the Roosevelt Lodge in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park, near Tower Junction. The district includes 143 buildings ranging in size from cabins to the Lodge, built beginning in 1919. The Lodge was first conceived as a field...
- Old Faithful Historic DistrictOld Faithful Historic DistrictThe Old Faithful Historic District in Yellowstone National Park comprises the built-up portion of the Upper Geyser Basin surrounding the Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Geyser...
- Yanceys, WyomingYanceys, WyomingYanceys is a location in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States. In 1882, "Uncle" John Yancey, established a remote mail station and hotel in this area for the benefit of tourists traveling in the northern part of the park. John F. Yancey died in 1903 and his heirs ran...
- Firehole Village
- Structures
- Canyon HotelCanyon HotelThe Canyon Hotel was built in Yellowstone National Park in 1910 by the Yellowstone Park Company to accommodate visitors to the area of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Yellowstone Falls. The hotel was built on a huge scale, with a perimeter measurement of one mile. Situated on a hill to the...
- Hotels and Tourist Camps of Yellowstone National ParkHotels and Tourist Camps of Yellowstone National ParkSince before the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, entrepreneurs have established hotels and permanent tourist camps to accommodate visitors to the park. Today, Xanterra Parks and Resorts operates hotel and camping concessions in the park on behalf of the National Park Service...
- Fishing Bridge MuseumFishing Bridge MuseumThe Fishing Bridge Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It is one of three parts of a 1987-declared National Historic Landmark, the Norris,...
- Lake Hotel
- Lamar Buffalo RanchLamar Buffalo RanchThe Lamar Buffalo Ranch was created to preserve one of the last free-roaming bison herds in the United States. The ranch was established in 1907 when 28 bison were moved from Fort Yellowstone to the Lamar Valley in the northeast portion of the park. The herd was maintained as a semi-domesticated...
- Madison MuseumMadison MuseumThe Madison Museum is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and is one of three parts of a...
- Marshall's HotelMarshall's HotelMarshall's Hotel, subsequently known as the Firehole Hotel was the first public accommodations built in the Firehole River geyser basins of Yellowstone National Park and among the earliest tourist hotels in Yellowstone. The first hotel was built in 1880 by George W. Marshall and his partner John B...
- Norris Geyser Basin MuseumNorris Geyser Basin MuseumThe Norris Geyser Basin Museum, also known as Norris Museum or Norris Comfort Station, is one of a series of "trailside museums" in Yellowstone National Park designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic...
- Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge MuseumsNorris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge MuseumsThe Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums is a conglomeration of three separate "trailside museums" within Yellowstone National Park which together make up one National Historic Landmark of the United States....
- Northeast Entrance StationNortheast Entrance StationThe Northeast Entrance Station to Yellowstone National Park, in Park County, Montana, is a rustic log building that serves its purpose admirably. Designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design under the direction of Thomas Chalmers Vint, it was built in 1935. The entrance station...
- Obsidian Cliff KioskObsidian Cliff KioskThe Obsidian Cliff Kiosk is a small structure that shelters an interpretive exhibit in Yellowstone National Park at Obsidian Cliff. The kiosk was built in 1931 as part of an effort to provide interpretive exhibits along the park's Grand Loop Road. In common with the Fishing Bridge Museum, Madison...
- Old Faithful InnOld Faithful Inn-Sources:*Barringer, Mark Daniel. Selling Yellowstone: Capitalism and the Construction of Nature, Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 2002. ISBN 978-070061167-3...
- Old Faithful LodgeOld Faithful LodgeOld Faithful Lodge in Yellowstone National Park is located opposite the more famous Old Faithful Inn, facing Old Faithful geyser. The Lodge was built as a series of detached buildings through 1923 and was consolidated into one complex by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood in 1926-27...
- Old Faithful Museum of Thermal ActivityOld Faithful Museum of Thermal ActivityThe Old Faithful Museum of Thermal Activity was one of a series of four "trailside" museums built in Yellowstone National Park in 1929. Funded by a grant of $118,000 from Laura Spelman Rockefeller, the museums interpreted park features for visitors, and represented an early version of the visitor...
- Queen's Laundry Bath HouseQueen's Laundry Bath HouseThe Queen's Laundry Bath House is a ruinous structure in Yellowstone National Park. The log building sits on the edge of the Queen's Laundry thermal feature in the Lower Geyser Basin. The water at this location is somewhat cooler than the norm, allowing early tourists to bathe...
- Roosevelt ArchRoosevelt ArchThe Roosevelt Arch is the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. The arch's cornerstone was laid down by President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt in 1903...
- U.S. Post Office (Yellowstone National Park)
- Canyon Hotel
Recreation
- Angling in Yellowstone National ParkAngling in Yellowstone National ParkAngling in Yellowstone National Park is a major reason many visitors come to the park each year and since it was created in 1872, the park has drawn anglers from around the world to fish its waters. In 2006, over 50,000 park fishing permits were issued to visitors...
- Continental Divide TrailContinental Divide TrailThe Continental Divide National Scenic Trail is a United States National Scenic Trail running 3,100 miles between Mexico and Canada. It follows the Continental Divide along the Rocky Mountains and traverses five U.S. states — Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico...
- Traverses southwest corner of the park - Trails of Yellowstone National ParkTrails of Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park has over of blazed and mapped hiking trails, including some which have been in use for hundreds of years. Several of these trails were the sites of historical events...
Trivia
- J. Audubon Woodlore - Fictional Disney ranger from Brownstone Park (a parody of Yellowstone)
- Salvatore VasapolliSalvatore VasapolliSalvatore Marchese-Vasapolli is a nationally acclaimed artist best known for his art photographic prints of the American landscape....
- Photographic artist that produces Yellowstone calendars - Supervolcano (docudrama)Supervolcano (docudrama)Supervolcano is a science docufiction disaster television film that originally aired on 13 March 2005 on BBC One, and released by the BBC on 10 April 2005 on the Discovery Channel. It is centered on the speculated and potential eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park. Its...
- 2005 BBC/Discovery Channel docudrama centered on the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park - USS Yellowstone (AD-27)USS Yellowstone (AD-27)USS Yellowstone was a named for Yellowstone National Park, the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.Yellowstone laid down on 16 October 1944 at Tacoma, Washington by the Seattle Division of the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 12 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. F. A. Zeusler, the wife...
- Shenandoah-class destroyer tender named for Yellowstone National Park (1945) - USS Yellowstone (AD-41)USS Yellowstone (AD-41)The third USS Yellowstone was the lead ship of the Yellowstone class of destroyer tenders in the United States Navy. These ships are also considered as flight II of the class of tenders built in the 1960s...
- Yellowstone-class destroyer tender (1979) - Yellowstone (film)Yellowstone (film)Yellowstone is a 63-minute American film set in Yellowstone National Park, directed by Arthur Lubin and released by Universal Studios....
- 1936 Murder mystery staged in Yellowstone - Yellowstone TrailYellowstone TrailThe Yellowstone Trail was the first transcontinental automobile highway through the upper tier of states in the United States. It ran from Massachusetts to Seattle. It was conceived by J.W. Parmley of Ipswich, South Dakota in 1912. Originally, Parmley and his business colleagues wanted a good road...
- Early transcontinental highway project - Yellowstone: The Music of NatureYellowstone: The Music of NatureYellowstone: The Music of Nature is an album by Mannheim Steamroller, released in 1989. The concept pays homage to nature and to Yellowstone National Park....
- Yellowstone inspired music by Mannheim SteamrollerMannheim SteamrollerMannheim Steamroller is an American music group founded by Chip Davis and Jackson Berkey, known primarily for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.-Beginnings:...
(1989). - Boeing Yellowstone ProjectBoeing Yellowstone ProjectYellowstone is a Boeing Commercial Airplanes project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft. New technologies to be introduced include composite aerostructures, more electrical systems , and more fuel-efficient turbofan engines Yellowstone is a Boeing...
- a project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft.
Entrance communities
- MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
- Gardiner, MontanaGardiner, MontanaGardiner is a census-designated place in Park County, Montana, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 851 at the 2000 census....
- Cooke City, MontanaCooke City-Silver Gate, MontanaCooke City-Silver Gate is a census-designated place in Park County, Montana, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cooke City-Silver Gate is located at ....
- West Yellowstone, MontanaWest Yellowstone, MontanaWest Yellowstone is a town in Gallatin County, Montana, adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. The population was 1,177 at the 2000 census. The town is served by Yellowstone Airport...
- Yellowstone AirportYellowstone AirportYellowstone Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of West Yellowstone, a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which...
- Located in West Yellowstone, Montana - Yellowstone National Park (part), MontanaYellowstone National Park (part), MontanaYellowstone National Park was a former county-equivalent in the state of Montana, United States. Its territory was and is the Montana portion of Yellowstone National Park. Its total area is 637.42 km² , with 635.54 km² of land and 1.884 km² of water...
- Gardiner, Montana
- WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
- Cody, WyomingCody, WyomingCody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody, primarily known as Buffalo Bill, from William Cody's part in the creation of the original town. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census...
- Yellowstone Regional AirportYellowstone Regional AirportYellowstone Regional Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Cody, a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is the only commercial airport in Park County...
- Located in Cody, Wyoming - Jackson, WyomingJackson, WyomingJackson is a town located in the Jackson Hole valley of Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,647 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Teton County....
- Jackson Hole AirportJackson Hole AirportJackson Hole Airport is a public airport located seven miles north of the central business district of Jackson, a town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States...
- Cody, Wyoming
- Highways
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial ParkwayJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial ParkwayJohn D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway is a scenic road that connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It is federally owned and managed by the National Park Service. It is named in remembrance of John D...
- Connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone - U.S. Route 14U.S. Route 14U.S. Route 14 , an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles , but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles . For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in...
- Eastern entrance - U.S. Route 20U.S. Route 20U.S. Route 20 is an east–west United States highway. As the "0" in its route number implies, US 20 is a coast-to-coast route. Spanning , it is the longest road in the United States, and the route sparsely parallels Interstate 90...
- Western entrance, Eastern entrance - U.S. Route 89U.S. Route 89U.S. Route 89 is a north–south United States Highway with two sections, and one former section. The southern section runs for 848 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the southern entrance of Yellowstone National Park...
- Northern entrance, Southern entrance - U.S. Route 191U.S. Route 191U.S. Route 191 is a spur of U.S. Route 91 that has two branches. The southern branch runs for 1,465 miles from Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border to the southern part of Yellowstone National Park. The northern branch runs for 440 miles from the northern part of Yellowstone National Park to...
- Western entrance, Southern entrance - U.S. Route 212U.S. Route 212U.S. Route 212 is a spur of U.S. Route 12. Though it currently never intersects U.S. 12, it once had an eastern terminus at U.S. 12 in St. Paul, Minnesota. It runs for 949 miles from Minnesota Highway 62 at Edina, Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.U.S. 212 passes through the states of...
- Northeast entrance - U.S. Route 287U.S. Route 287U.S. Route 287 is a north–south United States highway. It is long. It serves as the major truck route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo...
- Western entrance, Southern entrance
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway
See also
- Bibliography of Yellowstone National Park