Yellowstone National Park

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Yellowstone National Park is a vast, geologically active wilderness famed for its geysers, hot springs, diverse wildlife, and dramatic landscapes, primarily located in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
biosphere reserve
national park
protected area
area approximately 3,472 square miles
approximately 8,983 square kilometers
borderedBy Grand Teton National Park
climate subalpine
contains Yellowstone Caldera
continent North America
country United States of America
createdUnder Ulysses S. Grant administration
elevationMax about 3,462 meters
elevationMin about 1,610 meters
established 1872-03-01
establishedBy Yellowstone National Park Protection Act
geologicalType supervolcano caldera
governingBody United States Department of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Department of the Interior
hasEntrance Cody, Wyoming, United States
surface form: East Entrance near Cody

North Entrance at Gardiner
Northeast Entrance near Cooke City
South Entrance near Grand Teton
West Yellowstone, Montana
surface form: West Entrance at West Yellowstone
hasFeature Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Hayden Valley
Lamar Valley
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
surface form: Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River

Mammoth Hot Springs
Norris Geyser Basin
Tower Fall
Yellowstone Lake
Yellowstone River
hasResearchField ecology
geology
volcanology
wildlife biology
hasWildlife Bison bison
surface form: American bison

bald eagles
bighorn sheep
black bears
cougars
coyotes
cutthroat trout
elk
gray wolves
grizzly bears
moose
pronghorn
trumpeter swans
highestPoint Eagle Peak
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Grand Prismatic Spring
Old Faithful geyser
Yellowstone Caldera
dramatic landscapes
geysers
hot springs
hydrothermal features
wildlife
legalStatus federally protected land
locatedIn Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
lowestPoint Reese Creek
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Cody, Wyoming, United States
surface form: Cody, Wyoming

Cooke City, Montana
Gardiner, Montana
Island Park, Idaho
Jackson, Wyoming
West Yellowstone, Montana
notableEvent 1988 Yellowstone fires
reintroduction of gray wolves in 1995
partOf Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
primaryBiome subalpine forest
roadSystem Grand Loop Road
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
UNESCOBiosphereReserveDesignationYear 1976
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1978
visitorCount over 4 million visitors per year in the 2010s

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Mammoth Hot Springs locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
Jackson, Wyoming isGatewayTo Yellowstone National Park
Teton County, Wyoming borders Yellowstone National Park
Jackson Hole near Yellowstone National Park
Absaroka Range adjacentTo Yellowstone National Park
U.S. Route 287 passesThrough Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone National Park region
Yellowstone Lake locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Lake withinProtectedArea Yellowstone National Park
Norris Geyser Basin locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
Hayden Valley locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
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Hayden Valley withinProtectedArea Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner, Montana near Yellowstone National Park
Gardiner, Montana isGatewayTo Yellowstone National Park
Eagle Peak locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
Eagle Peak isHighestPointOf Yellowstone National Park
Eagle Peak hasViewOf Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone wilderness
Eagle Peak isWithinProtectedArea Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River sourceLocation Yellowstone National Park
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Wyoming Territory contains Yellowstone National Park
Park County, Wyoming namedAfter Yellowstone National Park
Buffalo Bill Center of the West near Yellowstone National Park
Cody Nite Rodeo near Yellowstone National Park
Old Trail Town locatedNear Yellowstone National Park
Plains Indian Museum near Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Regional Airport serves Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone region
Yellowstone Regional Airport servesNationalPark Yellowstone National Park
Henry’s Fork near Yellowstone National Park
Jim Bridger exploredRegion Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone region
Raynolds Expedition to the Yellowstone and Missouri River headwaters location Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone region
Rexburg, Idaho locatedNear Yellowstone National Park
this entity surface form: Yellowstone National Park (regionally)
Shoshone River flowsNear Yellowstone National Park
Reese Creek locatedIn Yellowstone National Park
Reese Creek hasLowestElevationIn Yellowstone National Park
Reese Creek hasMouthIn Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountain region contains Yellowstone National Park
U.S. Route 89 passesNear Yellowstone National Park