“Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, is the world's tallest active geyser. Steamboat Geyser has two vents, northern and southern, approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) apart. The north vent is responsible for the tallest water columns; the south vent's water columns are…”
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A new USGS study has finally measured the exact water volume of Old Faithful’s eruptions. Discover how scientists tracked an average of 7,370 gallons of water per blast and what it means for the future of Yellowstone National Park.
tallest eruptive plume in the world
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A Texas man was sentenced to five days in jail for walking on Yellowstone’s dangerous hydrothermal features. Here’s why his off-boardwalk trek was so destructive.
site of thermal trespass