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Media related to West Thumb Geyser Basin at Wikimedia Commons The West Thumb Geyser Basin, including Potts Basin to the north, is the largest geyser basin on the shores of Yellowstone Lake. The heat source of the thermal features in this location is thought to be relatively close to the surface, only 10,000 feet (3,000 m) down.
West Sprinkler Geyser Lower Geyser Basin 44°33′15″N 110°48′40″W / 44.554255°N 110.811075°W / 44.554255; -110.811075 ( West Sprinkler
West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming Coordinates 44°25′06″N 110°34′21″W / 44.4182082°N 110.5725264°W / 44.4182082; -110.5725264
Geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park — features of volcanism, including geysers and hot springs. Pages in category "Geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total.
Fishing Cone, also known as Fishing Pot Hot Springs is a geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming - America.. In the earlier part of the 20th century, this cone had eruptions as high as 40 feet (12 m). [3]
John Colter (or Coulter), a former member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, spent the winter of 1806-1807 trapping along the middle Yellowstone River.With the information he learned there, he was hired by the Missouri Fur Trading Company to invite Indian tribes to the trading post the company built at the mouth of the Big Horn River in October 1807. [5]
The Firehole River flows through several significant geyser basins in Yellowstone National Park to include the Upper Geyser Basin, which contains the world-famous geyser Old Faithful. The river was named by early trappers for the steam that makes it appear to be smoking as if on fire. [3]
Big Cone is a geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Big Cone is a 7 metres (23 ft) wide sinter cone that rises from Yellowstone Lake about 7 metres (23 ft) from the shoreline. The vent of the cone is 80 centimetres (31 in) wide. [1]