Sheepeater Canyon

Places of Interest

Sheepeater Cliffs

Cliff

Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sheepeater Cliffs are a series of exposed cliffs made up of columnar basalt in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The lava was deposited about 200–300,000 years ago by an extinct volcano which now sits on the opposite side of the Grand Loop Road.

Mammoth Hot Springs

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. Mammoth Hot Springs is situated 2 miles northwest of Sheepeater Canyon.

Bunsen Peak

Peak

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Bunsen Peak el. 8,564 feet is a prominent peak due south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The peak lies on the east flank of Kingman Pass on the Mammoth to Norris section of the Grand Loop Road. Bunsen Peak is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheepeater Canyon.

Places in the Area

Mammoth

Village

Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mammoth is a census-designated place in Park County, Wyoming, United States, in Yellowstone National Park. As of the 2010 census, its population was 263. Mammoth is situated 2 miles northwest of Sheepeater Canyon.

Gardiner

Photo: Lumpytrout, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gardiner is a small town located near the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park. It is the only entrance to Yellowstone Park accessible by car year round and has served as a home base for thousands of tourists visiting the area.

Sheepeater Canyon

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Localities in the Area

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