Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park: history
Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. It was founded in the 1870’s. Yellowstone goes through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The park's name came from the Yellowstone River. With the many boundaries of this national park, there are many types of lakes, mountains, and very rare types of geothermal activity. Most people come to see the geyser, Old Faithful. You can see many wildlife animals here, such as bison, deer, and bears.
Warning levels of volcano actvity and what they mean.
Red- volcano can erupt with great amounts of ash into the atmosphere;
Orange-Volcano is having heightening awakening with increased a possibility of eruption,
Yellow-Volcano is having signs of elevated levels, volcanic activity has decreased quickly, but is still watched for eruption increase and signs
Green- Volcano is in normal level, sleeping state, after a change from a higher level, volcanic activity has stopped and volcano has returned to sleeping state
Geography of Yellowstone
Yellowstone is in the states of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Mountains and deep canyons dominate much of Yellowstone, but there are many rivers. One river is the Snake River, it is called snake for it curves.
Because Yellowstone is different in altitude, this determines the park’s climate. Lower elevations are milder, but in general summers in Yellowstone average 70-80°F with afternoon thunderstorms. Yellowstone’s winters are colder than our winters, with highs of 0-20°F. Winter snow is common throughout the park.
Geology of Yellowstone
Yellowstone was only made famous for its unique geology caused by its location. The Yellowstone Caldera is a volcanic system, the largest in North America, which has formed most of the hot spots and large volcanic eruptions.
Geysers and hot springs are also common geologic features in Yellowstone, which have formed from the hotspot and geologic instability. Old faithful is Yellowstone’s most famous geyser but there are about 300 more geysers in the park.
In addition to these geysers, Yellowstone commonly has small earthquakes, most are not felt by people. Large earthquakes with the power of 6.0 and more have hit the park. For example in 1959, a power of 7.5 earthquake hit right outside of the park and caused geyser eruptions, landslides, property damage, and killed 28 people.
Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. It was founded in the 1870’s. Yellowstone goes through Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. The park's name came from the Yellowstone River. With the many boundaries of this national park, there are many types of lakes, mountains, and very rare types of geothermal activity. Most people come to see the geyser, Old Faithful. You can see many wildlife animals here, such as bison, deer, and bears.
Warning levels of volcano actvity and what they mean.
Red- volcano can erupt with great amounts of ash into the atmosphere;
Orange-Volcano is having heightening awakening with increased a possibility of eruption,
Yellow-Volcano is having signs of elevated levels, volcanic activity has decreased quickly, but is still watched for eruption increase and signs
Green- Volcano is in normal level, sleeping state, after a change from a higher level, volcanic activity has stopped and volcano has returned to sleeping state
Geography of Yellowstone
Yellowstone is in the states of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Mountains and deep canyons dominate much of Yellowstone, but there are many rivers. One river is the Snake River, it is called snake for it curves.
Because Yellowstone is different in altitude, this determines the park’s climate. Lower elevations are milder, but in general summers in Yellowstone average 70-80°F with afternoon thunderstorms. Yellowstone’s winters are colder than our winters, with highs of 0-20°F. Winter snow is common throughout the park.
Geology of Yellowstone
Yellowstone was only made famous for its unique geology caused by its location. The Yellowstone Caldera is a volcanic system, the largest in North America, which has formed most of the hot spots and large volcanic eruptions.
Geysers and hot springs are also common geologic features in Yellowstone, which have formed from the hotspot and geologic instability. Old faithful is Yellowstone’s most famous geyser but there are about 300 more geysers in the park.
In addition to these geysers, Yellowstone commonly has small earthquakes, most are not felt by people. Large earthquakes with the power of 6.0 and more have hit the park. For example in 1959, a power of 7.5 earthquake hit right outside of the park and caused geyser eruptions, landslides, property damage, and killed 28 people.