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Yellowstone
National Park
By Anderson Corum
Old Faithful Geyser
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Location & Info
Welcome to Yellowstone National Park. In this
park, you will find geysers, canyons,
mountains, wildlife, and other cool land
features. There are many fun things to do, such
as hiking, bicycling, camping, and boating. Let’s
see more cool things about arguably the most
famous park in the world. First, Let’s look at the
location.
Mountains
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Canyon
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Bison
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Country Map
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Birmingham
Topographic
Map
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Topographic Map
Relief Map
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History
A trapper named John Colter found a
wonderland of geysers and hot springs in far
out west in present-day Yellowstone, in the
early 1800s. Yellowstone National Park was
established in 1872 because it had natives and
geysers that the government didn’t want
disturbed by our filthy industrial revolution.
Soon after in 1883, railroads were added for
easier transportation. Since the park was
almost unvisited in the first 16 years, it was
run by the US Army. Then, in 1915,
automobiles were allowed in the park for
economical purposes. One year later, in 1916,
the National Park Service was created. In
2016, it will be the 100th anniversary of the
service.
Old Faithful Inn
Environmental Issues
An environmental issue with the park
is the climate. The temperature has
highly increased for 50 years (since the
1960s). The climate can greatly alter
ecosystems. The temperature,
especially nighttime, is higher than it
was 50 years ago.
Another issue is invasive species. Bark
beetles have savaged Yellowstone pine
trees, as well as many other western trees.
Microscopic parasites render
cutthroat trout to not feed normally. The
parasite originated in Europe, and somehow
ended up in Yellowstone Lake, in the park,
where the cutthroat trout are native.
Special Landforms and/or Features
Canyon Village is well – a big
canyon. (I bet you could tell  that
already, but let’s move on.)
Otherwise known as the Grand
Canyon of Yellowstone, it has many
features such as a waterfall running
through it, it being 20 miles long,
and many amazing view points.
Old Faithful Geyser. The heart of the park. Yes,
there are over 300 geysers in the park, but
If you get stressed from all
this sight-seeing, you can sit there is no other geyser in the park - or maybe
About 640,000
back, relax, and observe fish in the world – like this one. See this big guy
erupt every 65-91 minutes!
years ago, the
on Yellowstone Lake. If it
Yellowstone 
were 1973 or earlier, you
Caldera (Kal dare
could of fished on the lake.
uh) erupted,
But, since the cutthroat trout
releasing 240
population has been
cubic MILES of ash, 1,000 times more ash than then the 1980 decreasing, you now can only
Eruption of Mount St. Helens. And, studies have shown that IT observe.
COULD ERUPT AGAIN WITHIN OUR LIFETIME.
Helpful Technology For the Park
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Seismometers are
used in Yellowstone.
(No, the image is not
in Yellowstone.) They
are used to measure
earthquakes, which
can lead to a volcanic
eruption.
InSAR (Interferometric
Synthetic Aperture
Radar) measures
precise vertical
changes in the ground.
A GPS (Global
Positioning System)
measures its location
vertically and
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horizontally for
earthquake activity.
Webcams can
monitor the
weather. 
Rocks/Rock Formations
Metamorphic rocks can be found
in Yellowstone National Park,
designated by the compressed
rocks. Metamorphic rocks are
formed by rocks being very
tightly compressed. These rocks
include Gneiss, Quartzite, and
others.
Many igneous rocks are found the
park, designated by the volcano.
(Yes, it is indeed a volcano. It is a
spring, but also a volcano.) These
include obsidian, granite, and
many others.
Sedimentary rocks can be found
in Yellowstone, designated by
this hillside. These rocks include
sandstone, shale, and other
sedimentary rocks.
How the Park Was Formed
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Yellowstone
The park was formed by the Pacific
Plate sliding against the North
American Plate, forming a huge
mountain range. The mountain
range spans all the way from the
Pacific coast to South Dakota,
called the Rocky Mountains, with
Yellowstone in the middle. Since
the Pacific Plate is Oceanic, and the
North American Plate is
Continental, the mountains end up
being volcanic. That means that
the mountains are volcanic in
Yellowstone.
Changing Yellowstone
As this photo shows, Apgar
Lookout’s trees have intensely
populated since July 29th, 1937. The
Trees have regrown since the
wildfires of that year. Fires from
lightning and high heat are nature’s
way to clean out old junk and to
start with fresh plants.
July 29th, 1937
2008
(Infrared)
The park is in
fact
constantly
changing,
24/7. Even as
you’re
reading this,
the park is
slowly
changing.
As this photo shows, the rocks of Yellowstone
have been slowly rising over time. The rock
types change depending on when it was
formed. If you look closely, you will see layers
of different rocks, showing different time
periods.
Bibliography (Websites)
National Park Service - United States. National Park Service. "Plan Your Adventure
(U.S. National Park Service)." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the
Interior, 15 Jan. 2016. Web. 21 Jan. 2016. - http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm
Wikipedia - Yellowstone National Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park - "Yellowstone National Park."
Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.
Yellowstone & Obsidian - http://www.yellowstonegeographic.com/Geology/obsidian.htm -
"Yellowstone National Park." , Information on Obsidian Sontes/Rocks, History of
Obsidian and More, Uses of Obsidian. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.
Yellowstone: The Super Volcano Within! http://yellowstonesupervolcanoblast.weebly.com/how-is-yellowstone-beingmonitored.html - "How Is Yellowstone Being Monitored?" Yellowstone: The Super
Volcano Within! N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2016.