The Green Dragon - YNP, WO, US
N 44° 43.206 W 110° 42.432
12T E 523189 N 4951899
Green Dragon Spring is one of the stops along the Norris Geyser Basin trail. To see Green Dragon Spring you will need to take Back Basin Trail
Waymark Code: WMTQ42
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2016
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The spring is a hot spring like many of them in the national park. Except in summer, steam will rise from the hot spring. In summer the spring and air temperature are closer in temperature, eliminating the sight of steam. The spring forms underneath the earth in a cave. This cavern will fill with hot temperatures in which the steam rolls out and across the water that is seen on the surface. One must wait for the steam to clear before seeing inside the cavern, which is lined with sulfur. This sulfur is one of the reasons the water is actually green and boiling.
Temperature (F): 163.4
Temperature (C): 73
Type: Primitive
Cost?: Unknown
Open to the Public?: yes
Clothing Optional?: no
Other Amenities:
There are boardwalks around the spring with informational signs.
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Visit Instructions:
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