Yellowstone National Park
By: Hannah Sirkin
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Climate
Summer- about 80* all summer
Winter- ranges from the negatives to the lower 20*s and snowfall is about 150 inches each year
Spring/Fall- temperatures range from the 30*s to the 60*sAssignation with Native Americans
Awesome Facts
There are over 40 major waterfalls in Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park was established on March 1, 1872, 20 years before Montana, Idaho and Wyoming were granted statehood
Yellowstone has about 300 active geysers and about 10,000 thermal features
Yellowstone produces 3.3 million acre-feet of water every year making it one of the riches sources for water in the western United States
Twelve major rivers originate in the Greater Yellowstone area
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is 20 miles long, 1,500 to 4,000 feet wide and 1,500 feet deep
Grand Prismatic Spring pumps out over 4,000 gallons of boiling water every single minute, making it the largest hot springs in North America
The average lifespan for a lodge pole pine is about 200 years
A grizzly bear will eat about 35 pounds of food in a typical day
- A moose can keep its head underwater for 3 minutes
How has our park changed over time?
Activities
Watch Geysers Erupt and See Giant, Colorful Hot Springs
See Wild Animals in their Natural Habitat
Experience the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Go Rafting and Paddling
Go Camping
...and so much more