The
Features of Yellowstone National Park
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There are over 40 major waterfalls in Yellowstone.
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Yellowstone has about 300 active geysers and about 10,000 thermal
features.
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Yellowstone produces 3.3 million acre-feet of water every year
making it one of the riches sources for water in the western United States.
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Twelve major rivers originate in the Greater Yellowstone area.
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Grand Prismatic Spring pumps out over 4,000 gallons of boiling
water every single minute, making it the largest hot springs in North America.
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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is 20 miles long, 1,500 to
4,000 feet wide and 1,500 feet deep.
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Old Faithful erupts every 91 minutes.
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Yellowstone National Park has approximately 2000 earthquakes
yearly.
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Yellowstone National Park has more than 300 geysers.
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There are 290 waterfalls throughout Yellowstone Park that are more
than 15 feet tall and flow year-round.
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Approximately 5% of the park is covered by water; 15% is grassland,
and 80% is forested.
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Yellowstone National Park has 5 park entrances, 466 miles of
roads, 950 miles of backcountry trails, 97 trail heads, and 287 back country
campsites.
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There are only 30 active super volcanoes in the world and
Yellowstone Park is one of them and the only one to be located on land.
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Yellowstone Park has one of the world's largest calderas,
measuring 45 X 30 miles.
Facts about the Living Things in
Yellowstone National Park
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The average life span for a lodge pole pine is about 200 years.
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A grizzly bear will eat about 35 pounds of food in a typical day.
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A moose can keep its head underwater for 3 minutes.
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Along with black bears, over 500 grizzlies live in the greater
Yellowstone ecosystem.
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Gray wolves were restored in 1995; more than 370 live in the
greater Yellowstone ecosystem.
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Wolverine and Lynx live in the park and are some of the rarest
mammals to spot.
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Seven native species of ungulates—elk, mule deer, bison, moose,
bighorn sheep, pronghorn and white-tailed deer—live here, including one of the
largest herds of elk in the United States.
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Non-native mountain goats have colonized the northwestern and
northeastern portions of the park.
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Yellowstone National Park has 50 mammal species, 311 bird species,
18 fish species, 6 reptile species, 4 amphibian species, and 5 endangered or
threatened species.
Yellowstone
National Park's History
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Yellowstone National Park was established on March 1, 1872, 20
years before Montana, Idaho and Wyoming were granted statehood.
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Only 26% of the Park actually suffered canopy burn in the 1988
fires.
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The average year round temperature of Yellowstone is 35°
Fahrenheit.
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Yellowstone National Park is 63 miles long and 54 miles wide.
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Yellowstone National Park is 63 miles long and 54 miles wide.
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96% of Yellowstone National Park is located in Wyoming, 3% is in
Montana, and 1% is in Idaho.
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In the year 1992, Yellowstone National Park hit a record high
number of visitors - over 3 Million visitors in 1 year.
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Yellowstone National Park was established on March 1st, 1872
by Ulysses Grant making it the first National Park in the world.
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