Mt Hayes
Mt Hayes
Mt Hayes
Gibbon River
Gibbon River
Gibbon River
Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls is located midway between Madison Junction and Norris Geyser Basin. The falls basically marks the location where the Gibbon River flows off the…
Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet (26 m). The falls are located roadside, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and…
Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls
The falls were first described by William Henry Jackson during the second Hayden geological survey of 1872. There is no historical record as to how they got…
Gibbon Falls
Gibbon Falls
Norris Geyser Basin
The basin consists of two areas: Porcelain Basin and the Back Basin. Porcelain Basin is barren of trees and provides a sensory experience in sound, color, and…
Norris Geyser Basin
Fumaroles are holes or cracks in volcanic areas that emit steam containing carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The gaseous mixtures form when magma in the…
Norris Geyser Basin
Guardian Geyser . Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) creates the distinctive rotten-egg odor of sulfur gases. Bacteria thrive in fumarolic environments, and usually…
Norris Geyser Basin
Norris Geyser Basin is the hottest, oldest, and most dynamic of Yellowstone's thermal areas. The highest temperature yet recorded in any geothermal area in…
Norris Geyser Basin
The basin consists of two areas: Porcelain Basin and the Back Basin. Porcelain Basin is barren of trees and provides a sensory experience in sound, color, and…
Norris Geyser Basin
Mud pots are formed where steam and acidic fluids eat away at surrounding rocks. The remaining muddy mixture is made up of minerals including clays, pyrite…
Norris Geyser Basin
Norris Geyser Basin sits on the intersection of major faults. The Norris–Mammoth Corridor is a fault that runs from Norris north through Mammoth to the…
