Royalty-free images by Mike1 — No. 161 of over 1200 images
Canary Spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Wyoming, September 13, 2007
Mammoth Hot Springs2
Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District. It was created over thousands of years as hot water from the spring cooled and deposited calcium carbonate (over two tons flow into Mammoth each day in a solution). Because of the huge amount of geothermal vents, travertine flourishes. Although these springs lie outside the caldera boundary, their energy has been attributed to the same magmatic system that fuels other Yellowstone geothermal areas.
Unfortunately, as it has periodically in the past, Canary Spring has gone dormant.3
Post Endnotes
- I am sharing some of my public domain images in periodic blog posts.
- “Mammoth Hot Springs.” Wikipedia, as edited June 24, 2021. Accessed October 7, 2021. https://en.wikipedia.org…
- Shelton, Josepph. “Canary Spring at Mammoth Hot Springs Has Gone Dormant Indefinitely.” Distinctly Montana, August 7, 2020. Accessed October 7, 2021. https://www.distinctlymontana.com…
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