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Yellowstone National Park, Part 1 - Page 3

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Dec 10, 2001

Yellowstone is a product of intense volcanic activity. Most visitors to the park will visit many of its more famous features like Old Faithful, Lower Geyser Basin, Fountain Paint Pot, Mud Volcano, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and Yellowstone Lake. All of these features are located within the boundary of the Yellowstone Caldera. Most visitors do not realize that they are standing within a very large volcanic crater when they visit these parts of the park. Without the presence of the hot spot, and the heat it produces, all the spectacular sights that attract visitors wouldn’t be there.

Reference: Windows into the Earth: the Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Robert Smith & Lee Siegel, 2000, Oxford Univ. Press.

Porcelain Basin

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River

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2. Jul 1, 2002 4:36 PM
In response to message posted by led2:

Let's see. First - I envy you for living in such a wonderful part of the country. I l ...

-- posted by paleogeoff

1. Jun 13, 2002 2:32 PM
I live summers in the penultimate caldera -- our home is 30 miles southwest of West Yellowstone.
Habiger's article is terrific -- gives a great overview of this area -- but many questions remain.
M ...

-- posted by led2

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