Lower Geyser Basin

Lower Geyser Basin is a depression in Teton, Wyoming and has an elevation of 7,228 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Prismatic Spring and Ojo Caliente Spring.

Grand Prismatic Spring

The Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the Yellowstone National Park, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand and Boiling Lake in Dominica. Grand Prismatic Spring is situated 1½ miles south of Lower Geyser Basin.

Ojo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Lower Geyser Basin, of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the River Group which includes Azure Spring, and is located a few yards off the Fountain Flats Freight Road on the northern bank of the Firehole River.

Opal Pool

Geyser

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Opal Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Opal Pool usually has a temperature of approximately 132 °F. Opal Pool is situated 1½ miles south of Lower Geyser Basin.

Lower Geyser Basin

Type: Depression with an elevation of 7,228 feet
Category: landform
Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.54938° or 44° 32′ 58″ north

Longitude

-110.83577° or 110° 50′ 9″ west

Elevation

7,228 feet (2,203 metres)

Open location code

85PFG5X7+QM

GeoNames ID

5831219

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