Yellowstone Approaches to the South Entrance
You’ll be entering Yellowstone through the South Entrance if you include a visit to Grand Teton National Park in your travel plans. It’s also the closest entrance for those …
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Yellowstone Bear Management Areas
In recent summers, the Riddle Lake area has been closed until mid July for bear management. This means that the park’s Bear Management Oce has designated this as one …
The Case of the Wandering Mountains
A number of the peaks you see from the Chief Joseph Highway, including Heart Mountain, Steamboat Hill, and Cathedral Cliffs, are part of a geological enigma, the Heart Mountain …
Yellowstone Approach to the East Entrance
Among the Wyoming gateway communities, the growing town of Cody is rivaled only by Jackson for its complete range of tourist attractions and facilities. Cody has the advantage of …
Northeast Entrance to Tower-Roosevelt Junction
From the Northeast Entrance to Tower-Roosevelt Junction This area saw more human activity than any other part of park territory, both before the park was set aside and shortly …
Why Are There Fish Fossils on Top of the Mountain?
The Beartooth Plateau is part of the large block of mountains, the Beartooth Range, which is about 75 miles long and 40 miles (120 by 65 km) across. The …
Hikes from Old Faithful Village
In addition to the walking tours of the Upper Geyser Basin (described in the next section), two other short walks begin from Old Faithful Village. Take the Mallard Lake …
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces
active at least since 1871. The formation is estimated to be about 2500 years old. Travertine may have sealed the small orifice at the top or, when the cone …