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Name origin: Named by Henry D. Washburn September 18, 1870; 154 years ago (): Location: Upper Geyser Basin Yellowstone National Park Teton County, Wyoming, U.S.: Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 7,349 ft (2,240 m) [2]: Type: Cone geyser: Eruption height: 106 to 185 ft (32 to 56 m): Frequency: 60 to 90 minutes: Duration: 1½ to 5 minutes: Discharge: 3,700–8,400 US gal (14,000–32,000 L): Old ...
Geysers erupt with steaming hot water. Old Faithful Geyser predictably erupts about every 90 minutes, putting on a great show of gallons of water shooting an average of 145 feet into the air for ...
The geyser Old Faithful was named on this day in history, Sept. 18, 1870, after an explorer noticed the eruptions were quite "faithful." It remains a popular tourist attraction.
For an hour or two before the eruption, water pours over the edge of the cone. [2] The geyser was named by the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. [3] The geyser is one of the most reliable geysers in Yellowstone, [4] despite the moniker and reputation of the better-known Old Faithful. Riverside geyser erupting into the firehole river
Located close to Old Faithful, on rare occasions Ear Spring will erupt as a geyser, and can shoot rocks and debris as well as water more than 25 feet (7.6 m) for a few minutes. On September 15, 2018, Ear Spring was seen on the National Park Service webcam at Old Faithful erupting for a minute and reached heights of 20 to 30 ft (6.1 to 9.1 m).
Yellowstone is known for its thermal features, like Old Faithful. “A geyser is a hot spring that throws water up in the air. That's the rarest of the thermal features, but we've got probably ...
Solitary Geyser is accessible via the Observation Point loop trail behind Old Faithful. Originally this geyser was a hot spring known as Solitary Spring, which did not erupt. In 1914, water was diverted to heat a swimming pool, resulting in the water level being lowered, allowing boiling to occur at depth.
Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between eruptions are irregular, but most are in the 1-3 hour range.