Firehole River

The Firehole River is located in northwestern , and is one of the two major tributaries of the . It flows north approximately 21 miles from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Madison Museum and Madison Campground.

Historic building
The is one of a series of "trailside museums" in designed by architect Herbert Maier in a style that has become known as National Park Service Rustic.

Campsite
Photo: Yellowstone National Park, Public domain.
is a campsite.

Peak
is in in the U.S. state of . rises above the confluence of the Firehole River and the and is just west of Madison Junction.

Firehole River

Latitude
44.64215° or 44° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
-110.86549° or 110° 51′ 56″ west
Elevation
6,795 feet (2,071 metres)
Open location code
85PFJ4RM+VR
Geo­Names ID
5825085
Wiki­data ID
Q1418956
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Firehole River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Firehole
  • Bulgarian: Файърхол
  • Catalan: Firehole River
  • Catalan: riu Firehole
  • Cebuano: Firehole River
  • Chinese: 火洞河
  • Chinese: 菲尔霍尔河
  • Chinese: 菲爾霍爾河
  • Danish: Firehole River
  • Dutch: Firehole
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر فيريهول
  • French: Firehole River
  • French: Firehole
  • German: Firehole River
  • Irish: Abhainn Firehole
  • Mingrelian: ფაირჰოლი
  • Polish: Firehole (rzeka)
  • Polish: Firehole
  • Russian: Файрхол-Ривер
  • Russian: Файрхол
  • Russian: Файрхоул
  • Spanish: Firehole River
  • Venetian: Firehole
  • Welsh: Afon Firehole

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Madison Campground and Firehole Canyon.

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