Turquoise Pool

Turquoise Pool
Turquoise Pool
Name origin Hayden Expedition (1878)
Location Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates 44°31′36″N 110°50′16″E / 44.5266312°N 110.8376749°E / 44.5266312; 110.8376749[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]

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References

  1. "Turquoise Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  2. "Geysers-Midway Geyser Basin". Yellowstone Geysers. Yellowstone National Park.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.


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