7 Awesome Facts About Yellowstone National Park

The Nation’s First National Park

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Established March 1, 1872, Yellowstone was the world’s first national park

One Huge Park

The park covers nearly 3,500 square miles and is in parts of three states: Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. The highest point in the park is the 11,372-foot Eagle Peak. 

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Wildlife

yellow-stone-wildlifeYellowstone is home to 285 species of birds, 67 species of mammals, 19 species of fish, six species of reptiles and five species of amphibians.

Waterfalls

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There are 290 waterfalls in the park.

Seismic Activity

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All of Yellowstone is one massive active volcano. (It hasn’t erupted in more than half a million years.) There is an estimated 2,000 earthquakes at Yellowstone each year.

Geysers

There are a total of 465 active geysers at Yellowstone. Its most well-known geyser, Old Faithful, erupts every 60 to 110 minutes.

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Largest Hot Spring

Yellowstone’s Grand Prismatic is the largest hot spring in the country.

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