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The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano or the Yellowstone Volcano, is a complex volcano, volcanic plateau and volcanic field located mostly in the western U.S. state of Wyoming, but it also stretches into Idaho and Montana. [4] [5] It is a popular site for tourists. [6] Map of Yellowstone Volcano ash beds
The Central Plateau separates the Hayden Valley and Yellowstone River drainage on the east from the Lower Geyser Basin and the Madison River drainage on the west. Madison Plateau 44°21′02″N 110°58′18″W / 44.35056°N 110.97167°W / 44.35056; -110.97167 ( Madison Plateau ) , [ 8 ] 8,435 feet (2,571
Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, is a Quaternary caldera complex and volcanic plateau spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. It is driven by the Yellowstone hotspot and is largely within Yellowstone National Park .
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress through the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.
USS Yellowstone, AD-41. J. Audubon Woodlore – Fictional Disney ranger from Brownstone Park (a parody of Yellowstone) Salvatore Vasapolli – Photographic artist that produces Yellowstone calendars; Supervolcano (docudrama) – 2005 BBC/Discovery Channel docudrama centered on the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone ...
In this case Yellowstone could be expiring. It could be another 1–2 million years (as the North American Plate moves across the Yellowstone hotspot) before a new supervolcano is born to the northeast, and the Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field joins the ranks of its deceased ancestors in the Snake River Plain. [12]
Geologic field-trip guide to the volcanic and hydrothermal landscape of the Yellowstone Plateau (Report). U.S. Geological Survey. Wilson, Colin J. N.; Stelten, Mark E.; Lowenstern, Jacob B. (2018-05-16). "Contrasting perspectives on the Lava Creek Tuff eruption, Yellowstone, from new U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar age determinations". Bulletin of ...
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