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The hot springs are located at an altitude of 5,782 feet (1,762 m) [3] and sheltered from heavy winds by nearby mountains. [4] In 1903 and 1904, it was reported that the springs flowed through a cone of hardened minerals .5 miles (0.80 km) in circumference and 40 feet (12 m) high [4] at the rate of 6,000 U.S. gallons (23,000 liters; 5,000 imperial gallons) per hour.
At least 22 people are known to have died from hot spring-related injuries in and around the national park since 1890. Foot, shoe found in Yellowstone National Park hot spring linked to July death ...
Yellowstone’s hot springs. The spring has an average temperature of 174 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Park Service. It overflows most of the year and last erupted in 2006.
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Joseph's Coat Springs Thermal Area 44°44′17″N 110°19′37″W / 44.73806°N 110.32694°W / 44.73806; -110.32694 ( Whistler White Dome Geyser
Hot springs are considered sacred by several Indigenous cultures, and along with sweat lodges have been used for ceremonial purposes. [2] Since ancient times, humans have used hot springs, public baths and thermal medicine for therapeutic effects. [3] Bathing in hot, mineral water is an ancient ritual.
Since 1970, 91% of the people injured by bears in Yellowstone were hiking alone or with one person, according to park data. Just 9% of the people injured by bears were in groups of three or more.
Other hot springs were located near the confluence of the north and south forks of the Shoshone, now drowned under the reservoir created by Buffalo Bill Dam. [3] The notion that Colter's Hell referred to one of the geyser basins of Yellowstone first appeared in Hiram M. Chittenden's 1895 book Yellowstone National Park.