Old Faithful Geyser - Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming
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Lord Mot
N 44° 27.531 W 110° 49.654
12T E 513717 N 4922852
The famous Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming
Waymark Code: WMBEAQ
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2011
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Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. The geyser, as well as the nearby Old Faithful Inn, is part of the Old Faithful Historic District.
Eruptions can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 U.S. gallons (14–32,000 litre) of boiling water to a height of 106–185 feet (30–56 m) lasting from 1.5 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet (44 m). The highest recorded eruption was 185 feet (56 m) high. Intervals between eruptions can range from 45 to 125 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939, slowly increasing to an average of 90 minutes apart today. More than 137,000 eruptions have been recorded.
Post card is from 1908
Physical Address:
Yellowstone National Park
Park PO Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, Wy
82190
Related Web Site: [Web Link]
Description of Postcard Location:
Taken from the South-southeast of Old Faithful Geyser
Parking Coordinates: N 44° 27.446 W 110° 49.544
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