Yellowstone National Park Volcano Map

And is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. The Yellowstone supervolcano last erupted about 640000 years ago. By tapping the Locate me icon you will always. Yellowstone National Park the oldest one of the largest and probably the best-known national park in the United States.

What Would Happen If The Yellowstone Supervolcano Actually Erupted Vox

Public domain Although most are too small to be felt these quakes reflect the active.

Yellowstone National Park Volcano Map. To best prepare your visit to the park to identify itineraries and to locate the must see geothermical features it is recommended to study the Yellowstone map before making your trip. The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory YVO provides long-term monitoring of volcanic and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone National Park region. The Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field is composed of four adjacent calderas.

West Thumb Lake is itself formed by a smaller caldera which erupted 174000 years ago. The most recent volcanic activity at Yellowstone consisted of rhyolitic lava flows that erupted approximately 70000 years ago. I packed up my Jeep Wrangler and hit the road on I-80 West for a two-week roadtrip.

The free NPS Yellowstone National Park app includes an interactive park map. From 1500 to 2500 earthquakes typically occur each year within Yellowstone National Park and its immediate surroundings. As cliché as it sounds it was life changing and incredibly emotional in a good way.

Yellowstone Caldera National Geographic Society