Beehive Geyser

Beehive Geyser
Beehive eruption
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Name originNamed on September 18, 1870 by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition
LocationUpper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°27′47″N 110°49′48″W / 44.4629887°N 110.8299335°W / 44.4629887; -110.8299335[1]
Elevation7,362 feet (2,244 m)[2]
TypeCone geyser
Eruption height200 feet (61 m)
Frequency8 to 24 hours
Duration5 minutes
Southern section of Upper Geyser Basin

Beehive Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The 4-foot (1.2 m) tall cone resembles a straw beehive. Beehive's Indicator is a small, jagged cone-type geyser located about 10 feet (3.0 m) from Beehive.

  1. ^ "Beehive Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
  2. ^ "Beehive Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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