Excelsior Geyser
USA /
Montana /
West Yellowstone /
World
/ USA
/ Montana
/ West Yellowstone
World / United States / Wyoming
geyser, hot spring, tourist attraction
Yellowstone National Park
This geyser erupted so violently a few decades ago that it may have damaged itself beyond nature's repair. It now acts more like a spring than a geyser. Still, the waters from this pool have beautifully colored bacteria growing in them. The secret to getting a good view of the surface of the water is to see it on a hot day, which creates less steam in the air. This goes for any hot body of water in Yellowstone.
This geyser erupted so violently a few decades ago that it may have damaged itself beyond nature's repair. It now acts more like a spring than a geyser. Still, the waters from this pool have beautifully colored bacteria growing in them. The secret to getting a good view of the surface of the water is to see it on a hot day, which creates less steam in the air. This goes for any hot body of water in Yellowstone.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excelsior_Geyser
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°31'35"N 110°50'12"W
- Upper Geyser Basin 4.8 km
- Hot Springs State Park 231 km
- Minnekahta, SD 584 km
- Glenwood Springs , Colorado 622 km
- Thermo 1 Geothermal plant 735 km
- Fly Geyser Geothermal Field 805 km
- Skookumchuck 1061 km
- Krýsuvík 5614 km
- Reykholt 5678 km
- Geothermal area 5708 km
- Lower Geyser Basin 3.5 km
- Mallard lake resurgent dome 7.4 km
- Shoshone Lake 19 km
- Yellowstone Caldera 19 km
- Lewis Lake 30 km
- Pitchstone Plateau 30 km
- Yellowstone National Park 30 km
- Yellowstone Lake 37 km
- Heart Lake 41 km
- John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway 50 km