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Easy • 4.5 (1849) Yellowstone National Park. Photos (2,329) Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 0.7 miElevation gain 55 ftRoute type Loop. Get to know this 0.7-mile loop trail near West Yellowstone, Montana. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 15 min to complete.
Feb 1, 2023 · Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin including the Grand Prismatic Spring, Excelsior Geyser, Turquoise Pool, and Opal Pool. (Photo: Jeff Vanuga) This basin is located “midway” between Yellowstone’s Upper and Lower geyser basins.
Jan 12, 2024 · Midway Geyser Basin is small but spectacular. Excelsior Geyser is a 200 x 300 foot crater that constantly discharges more than 4,000 gallons of water per minute into the Firehole River. Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone’s largest hot spring, is 200–330 feet in diameter and more than 121 feet deep.
Midway Geyser Basin: trail description, photos, map and directions for a boardwalk loop to Grand Prismatic Spring, Excelsior Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
May 10, 2023 · Yellowstone’s Midway Geyser Basin may be small, but it packs a big punch: In addition to Grand Prismatic Spring, see Excelsior Geyser, an enormous geyser crater, Turquoise Pool, and Opal Pool. You can get up close by strolling across the Firehole River and along the short boardwalk that snakes through the thermal area.
Midway Geyser Basin, once known as “Hell’s Half Acre,” is called Midway because of its location between the Upper and Lower Geyser Basins. It contains two of Yellowstone’s largest hydrothermal features - Grand Prismatic Spring and Excelsior Geyser.
Midway Geyser Basin is located about halfway between the Madison and Old Faithful regions of Yellowstone National Park. From the parking lot, take the trail south and cross the Firehole River. Several streams of steaming water pour from the terrace above into the water below.
