Yellowstone Caldera

Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Caldera
	; The northeastern part of Yellowstone Caldera, with the Yellowstone River flowing through Hayden Valley and the caldera rim in the distance
Elevation	10,308 ft (3,142 m) at Mount Sheridan
Location
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Range	Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	44°24′N 110°42′W / 44.4°N 110.7°WCoordinates: 44°24′N 110°42′W / 44.4°N 110.7°W
Topo map	USGS Yellowstone National Park
Geology
Type	Caldera
Age of rock	2.1 million years
Last eruption	70,000 years ago (magmatic) / 1350 BC ± 200 years (explosive hydrothermal) / ongoing (nonexplosive hydrothermal)
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Yellowstone Caldera
The northeastern part of Yellowstone Caldera, with the Yellowstone River flowing through Hayden Valley and the caldera rim in the distance
Elevation	10,308 ft (3,142 m) at Mount Sheridan^[1]
Location
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Range	Rocky Mountains
Coordinates	44°24′N 110°42′W / 44.4°N 110.7°W / 44.4; -110.7 (Yellowstone Caldera)Coordinates: 44°24′N 110°42′W / 44.4°N 110.7°W / 44.4; -110.7 (Yellowstone Caldera)
Topo map	USGS Yellowstone National Park
Geology
Type	Caldera^[2]
Age of rock	2.1 million years^[2]
Last eruption	70,000 years ago (magmatic) / 1350 BC ± 200 years (explosive hydrothermal) / ongoing (nonexplosive hydrothermal)^[2]
Climbing