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It is the source of the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff that is found from southern California to the Mississippi River near St. Louis. This supereruption occurred 2.1 million years BP and produced 2500 km 3 (700 mi³) of ash. The Island Park Caldera is sometimes referred to as the First Phase Yellowstone Caldera or the Huckleberry Ridge Caldera.
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
Locations of the Yellowstone hotspot during the past 15 million years. The Bruneau-Jarbidge center is denoted with "12-10" and the light blue area. The Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic field, also known as the Bruneau-Jarbidge eruptive center [1] is located in present-day southwest Idaho.
It is located in the Midway Geyser Basin. Grand Prismatic Spring was noted by geologists working in the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 , and named by them for its striking coloration. Its colors match most of those seen in the rainbow dispersion of white light by an optical prism : red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.
Yellowstone volcano While the wildlife and panoramic vistas are a huge draw for visitors to Yellowstone, so too are the spectacular 10,000 geothermal features within the 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.
Scientists discover that the volcano under Yellowstone is much bigger than previously thought.
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 .