What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

Norris Geyser Basin; Old Faithful; Tower-Roosevelt and the Northeast; and West Thumb, Grant, and the South. Montana's North and Northeast entrances lead directly into the Mammoth Hot Springs and ...

The 3.9 earthquake occurred in September of 2022, and its epicenter was around 7 miles from Steamboat, which is in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone ... near Dillon, Montana, about 100 ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Some visitors, especially kids, might have respiratory discomfort at Norris Geyser Basin, as the sulfur smell can be strong. – Catherine Parker Old Faithful may be ...

Nuphar Lake is a small, non-thermal body of water — more pond than lake, really — adjacent to the entrance road to Norris Geyser Basin. It was mostly unremarkable until the past few years ...

Nuphar Lake, traditionally an unremarkable pond near the entrance road to Norris Geyser Basin in the Wyoming park, was originally a dark green. Yellowstone Park is known for its thermal features.