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SHOSHONE W k N e Peak e A e I Norris r r P L 10023ft C A A C FOREST L R 9936ft O W k R n 3055m e K R 3028m W e t V 21mi L r e C e a I A n l A a 34km o h i v D L c d p NATIONAL n k a L a e e I S G C e 19mi E r er Y C w C E k C H To 31km E e r r r e N e Dome Mountain e e B e e r k 9894ft k O C Chittenden v U i 3016m Road between Tower Fall T FOREST West Yellowstone to r Road R S g e R and Canyon Village is closed Earthquake Lake t Beaver n Obsidian Cliff mid-October to late May W i n l i N Visitor Center Lake 7383ft y Mount Holmes O 28mi a W r 10336ft 2250m L 45km L G 3150m R Grizzly E A Lake Y Mount Washburn N 10243ft k G k E M e e E 3122m 287 e MONTANA WYOMING e r r H I C R C T R Roaring Mountain Dunraven Pass Hebgen t F G iss Observation Peak 8859ft e O ne h Lake Twin 9397ft n O R g 2700m i o Lakes 2864m a t N r Museum of the s t w O P S Cascade Y Nymph National Park Ranger Grebe Washburn o 191 ll N L Lake Lake Lake e A iller C Hot Springs Y CA M reek Wolf Overlook T 287 Norris Lake D E 7526ft 2311m See detail above N A A on R Heb b River G U gen M Museum and b L A i ak G e D Information Station Ice I A S Lake P O NORRIS GEYSER BASIN Canyon Village P Parker Peak N R 10203ft Steamboat Geyser O Wapiti Lake X 3110m 12mi Lower Falls Visitor Education Center IM V 19km Upper Falls Canyon and falls visible only from Saddle Virginia A A overlooks along the canyon rims T Mountain L Cascade ek E L L e a 10670ft r m West Yellowstone E Artists C C 3252m Y r a to Ashton Monument Paintpots tte A r O L 60mi D Geyser Basin Yellow 97km E s West R West Beryl Spring t A 20 Yellowstone 14mi o River Entrance ek Pollux Peak Two re n 6667ft 23km C B e 11067ft 2032m Ribbons m O u 3373m 16mi U 14mi l Castor Peak A White 23km 26km R N 10854ft i Lake D Gibbon Falls v 33081m 84ft A bon e Road closed from Madiso Gib River 26m r R Pelican early November n Y West Yellowstone Visitor River YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL Cone PARK to mid-April Information Center Madison H A 9643ft Mount Haynes National Park 6806ft 2074m U Y D Sulphur Caldron 2939m E N V 8235ft Mountain A A L L E Y 7500ft Information Station 2510m E Mud Volcano 2286m T LeHardys F River ir Rapids e Firehole Falls e A on h sh o Mary L ho l P Pyramid Peak S Firehole Canyon Drive e Lake k R e 10497ft rk e o Fishing Bridge r F C 3199m L Y E th reek n L r C A rce Museum and a L o Pe ic N z R l A e Visitor Center e V N T See detail above P Fountain Flat Drive N N A Fishing Bridge RV Park LIC E Lake Village E Hard-sided camping units only P NORTH ABSAROKA WILDERNESS k C e LOWER GEYSER BASIN e Indian r Fountain Paint Pot Pond C Turbid Lake Beach Bridge Bay y y ry Ba r Firehole Lake Drive Ma i Lake a F Great Fountain Geyser M Fairy Goose Steamboat Lake Lake Butte O Falls Point Natural ay Overlook I N dge B D T MIDWAY GEYSER BASIN Bridge Stevenson Se 8348ft East Entrance A A Island 2544m Cody Peak 6951ft Grand Prismatic Spring Gull H N 2119m M Point 10267ft O A 16mi Avalanche Peak 3129m Drive 27mi Biscuit Basin 26km 10566ft A 43km 3221m INE DE irehole ONT NTAL DIVI Hard-sided F River C YELLOWSTONE camping 20 Hard-sided D e Mallard Sylvan camping tl Mystic UPPER GEYSER Eleanor Sylvan Pass units only it Lake LAKE Lake Lake units only L Falls BASIN 8530ft East Entrance I De Lacy Road closed from Surface elevation 2600m to Cody Lakes early November See detail above k 21mi Grizzly Peak 53mi S Black Sand Basin e 7733ft 2357m to early May 14 e 9948ft r 34km 16 85km Old Faithful Geyser C 3032m Maximum depth O 410ft 131m 8391ft Dot WEST Top Notch Peak Kepler 2558m Isa Island Cascades 10238ft N Lake THUMB Scaup 3121m Craig Pass Visitor Education Center Lake 8262 ft 17mi 2518 m See detail above Reservation Peak y 10629ft 27km Old Faithful c Mount Doane Mount a Frank 3240m L 10656ft Lone Star West Thumb Island Langford Summit e 3248m 10774ft Geyser D Information Station P Lake 3284m r WEST THUMB GEYSER BASIN Mount L e Delusion A iv Stevenson R Lake A S 10352ft O 3155m B e T l H T o U SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST h E T e E S r K P E i A H L R F Visitor Center O m E WASHAKIE WILDERNESS A Ar M A Riddle ain A ount O E M S U N Lake Grant Village Flat N T O T L 7988ft R H O e S S w C O O 2435m N O R Mount Schurz T A H i I Y S s N O 11139ft E U N R R 3395m T T i A M v L H CARIBOU- e K Buffalo r D Lake A Eagle Pass B I A o P V A un I 9628ft d P D R a R E Eagle Peak 2935m r M y O TARGHEE X 11358ft Y I M LEWIS e 3462m l A l Highest point T o E LAKE w Table in the park Colter C s Mountain A NATIONAL C L t Peak 11063ft r D o 10683ft e E Lewis Lake e R n 3372m k A 3256m T e B O INS k U A e W C N NT H D U e A O E r R Trail A Y M C Lewis Falls A O Turret FOREST D r E R Lake R S e 29ft Mount T Mountain v i 9m C Sheridan e 10995ft s R O R Dunanda Falls 10308ft u 3351m A PITCHSTONE PLATEAU LA 110ft 3142m KE o C i r D C v 36m 22mi Overlook E G h e E i Ouzel Falls p 35km Mountain m A r 235ft 9321ft u N r 7 2 m Colonnade Falls 2841m n in Creek e a k ount v M 100ft C r i e 30m r P l R e h e L c k BRIDGER - TETON A e Ranger B s Lake i T E w T A C e H NATIONAL FOREST O L S U n E R a N k TETON WILDERNESS E e T R Union Falls R 260ft I IDAHO D 79m R E WYOMING N i v R Road closed from e T r early November A Beula to mid-May Bechler Lake N Mount Hancock Thorofare Moose 10214ft Cave Falls Hering Falls G Lake South Entrance 3113m 35ft 6886ft 11m 2099m E WINEGAR G ad Grassy Lake r Ro r Bridger Thorofar e e HOLE a ch Reservoir s Lake Cr Road closed n s v ee a i k WILDERNESS y in winter R g Lak R e g a Lake of l Visiting Yellowstone National Park e Bechler to Ashton F Flagg Ranch Information Station the Woods R k 26mi - oa Road construction is underway on park roadways.
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