White Dome Geyser

White Dome Geyser (HM1NRL)

Location: Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Teton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 32.344', W 110° 48.16'

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White Dome Geyser's beautifully shaped cone is many centuries old, and is still growing with each eruption. For hundreds of years, thermal water has been building the cone that you see today - one of the largest in Yellowstone.Formation of a Cone · Splashing and spraying during each eruption, thermal water is still building White Dome. After traveling underground through silica-rich volcanic rhyolite, the water deposits silica as it splashes over the cone, forming spiny, bulbous masses of geyserite. More and more bumps form on this gnarly, ancient cone as White Dome grows older and more massive. · Inside this immense cone is a narrow vent. Each time thermal water bursts through this small passageway, silica is deposited on its walls. Very gradually, White Dome's vent is getting narrower.< Sidebar : >           Fountain or Cone?Fountain GeysersFountain Geysers, like Great Fountain Geyser behind you, erupt through a large vent with a wide opening that can look like a hot spring. Water bursts in many directions.Cone GeysersWhite Dome and other cone geysers erupt in a narrow jet of water through a slim vent, usually from a cone-shaped formation.
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HM NumberHM1NRL
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 515677 N 4931767
Decimal Degrees44.53906667, -110.80266667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 32.344', W 110° 48.16'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 32' 20.64" N, 110° 48' 9.6" W
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Area Code(s)307
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Firehole Lake Dr, Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, US
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