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Opal Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.Opal Pool usually has a temperature of approximately 132 °F (56 °C). [1] Though usually active as a hot spring, Opal Pool is considered a fountain-type geyser.
Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named. [3] [4] It is a highly predictable geothermal feature and has erupted every 44 minutes to two hours since 2000. [5]
Turquoise Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Turquoise Pool has a temperature between 142 and 160 °F (61 and 71 °C) and was named by members of the Hayden Expedition of 1878. [2
Doublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Doublet Pool is 8 feet (2.4 m) deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4 °F (90.2 °C). [3] Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up to 8 minutes.
Name origin: Hague Geological Surveys, 1880s: Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming Coordinates: 1]: Elevation: 7,339 feet (2,237 m) [2]: Type: Cone geyser: Eruption height: 60–75 feet (18–23 m): Frequency: 120 to over 200 minutes: Duration: 3-4 minutes: Temperature: 84.5 °C (184.1 °F) [1]: Map of Upper Geyser Basin. Daisy Geyser is a geyser in ...
Sulphur Spring (also known as Crater Hills Geyser), is a geyser in the Hayden Valley region of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. [2] Sulphur spring has a vent Temperature of 89 °C (192 °F) although the actual temperature of the spring is 79.8 °C (175.6 °F).
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.
Black Sand Basin is one of a grouping of geothermal hot springs and geysers located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. [1] [2] The spring is too hot to use as a mineral bath as its scalding 200 °F (93 °C) or hotter water has proven to be fatal. [2]