Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park covers an area of 2,219,791 acres in eastern Idaho, southern Montana, and northwestern Wyoming. Most of the park rests on a high plateau 7,000-8,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains, built up by volcanic action. Eagle Peak reaches 11,358 feet. Best known for its geothermal features, the park includes about 200 geysers, 10,000 hot springs, and many fumaroles; the geyser Old Faithful and Mammoth Hot Springs are the most visited and famous. Lodgepole pine, aspen, spruce, and fir grow in the park. Indigenous wildlife include elk, buffalo, moose, deer, bighorn sheep, antelope, coyote, and bear.