Location: 96 % in Wyoming; 3 % in Montana; 1 % in Idaho
Size (sq. mi.): 3,472
Highest Point: Eagle Peak 11,358 ft (3,462 m)
Lowest Point: Reese Creek 5,282 ft (1,610 m)
Date Established: March 1, 1872
Main Attractions: Old Faithful, Lonestar Geyser; Mammoth Hot Springs;
Fountain Paint Pot; Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River; Norris Geyser
Basin; moose; bison; elk; black and grizzly bears
Flora Facts: Approximately 80% of forest is comprised of lodgepole pine;
more than 1,700 species of native vascular plants; 186 species of lichens
Fauna Facts: Threatened species (bald eagle, grizzly bear, lynx);
endangered species (whooping crane, gray wolf); 311 recorded species
of birds (148 nesting species)
Fun Facts: The world’s first national park; located on top of an active
volcano; 2,995,640 visitors in 2003; larger than Rhode Island and
Delaware combined; approximately 2,000 earthquakes annually;
approximately 10,000 thermal features; more than 300 geysers; one of the
world’s largest calderas; one of the world's largest petrified forests;
Steamboat Geyser is the tallest natural geyser in the world
Contact Information:
National Park Service
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168
Information Line: (307)344-7381
Website: www.nps.gov/yell/home.htm
Image Credit: National Park Service
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