Beehive Geyser | |
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Name origin | Named on September 18, 1870 by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition |
Location | Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
Coordinates | 44°27′47″N 110°49′48″W / 44.4629887°N 110.8299335°W[1] |
Elevation | 7,362 feet (2,244 m)[2] |
Type | Cone geyser |
Eruption height | 200 feet (61 m) |
Frequency | 8 to 24 hours |
Duration | 5 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.