Turquoise Pool
| Turquoise Pool | |
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 Turquoise Pool | |
| Name origin | Hayden Expedition (1878) |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 44°31′36″N 110°50′16″W / 44.5266312°N 110.8376749°WCoordinates: 44°31′36″N 110°50′16″W / 44.5266312°N 110.8376749°W[1] |
| Elevation | 7,250 feet (2,210 m) |
| Type | Hot Spring |
| Temperature | 142 to 160 °F (61 to 71 °C) |
Turquoise Pool is a hot spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Turquoise Pool has a temperature between 142 and 160 °F (61 and 71 °C) and was named by members of the Hayden Expedition of 1878.[2]
See also
- Geothermal areas of Yellowstone
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Yellowstone National Park
References
- ↑ "Turquoise Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ↑ "Geysers-Midway Geyser Basin". Yellowstone Geysers. Yellowstone National Park.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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