- Yellowstone was the first national park in the world.
- Yellowstone has 10,000 hot springs and 300 geysers, as well as steam vents, mud cauldrons, fumaroles and paint pots.
- The most famous geyser is Old Faithful, which spouts every hour or so. The biggest is the 115 m Steamboat.
- Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.
- Yellowstone is situated across Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
- Yellowstone is the oldest and best-known national park in the USA.
- Yellowstone’s wild animals include bison, bighorn sheep, moose, grizzly bears and wolves.
- Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468 square miles (8,980 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges.
- Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent.
- During the winter, visitors often access the park by way of guided tours that use either snow coaches or snowmobile.
Facts about Yellowstone Park
