Swan Lake Flat Panorama
Starting to the east (left) and looking around clockwise, you’ll see: To the east and southeast are mountains of the Washburn Range, 9 to 12 miles (15-19 km) away. …
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Centuries of Terrace Building
A descending series of travertine terraces passes through the Mammoth Hot Springs area from southwest to northeast, like huge stair steps. The oldest now-inactive terrace, Terrace Mountain, is the …
Politics and Grant Village
The construction of Grant Village had a long and complicated history, starting from preliminary surveys of the area in 1947. At that time the National Park Service decided it …
Yellowstone Timberline
What determines how far up a mountainside trees will grow? This depends on the latitude and the characteristics of the particular mountain. Factors such as rainfall, amount of wind …
From the South Entrance to West Thumb Junction
Along this entrance road, you’ll find two fine waterfalls and views into Lewis River Canyon. Just east of West Thumb Junction is West Thumb Geyser Basin. Engineer Hiram Chittenden …
Orange Spring Mound
Rocky Mountain juniper tree fissure ridge, built up over centuries by sporadic see from the springs at its top. Solution caves, that is, depressions where runoff down the side …
The Name of This Ford Yellowstone
The name used for many years for this spot, Buffalo Ford, stems from a winter about 50 years ago when two rangers discovered several bison frozen in the ice …
Baronett’s Bridge and Its Successors
After prospector and hunter Jack Baronett built his wooden toll bridge in 1871, the trip from Gardiner to Cooke City was much easier for miners (although some of them …