Publications Yellowstone Home Page Technical Kids' Stuff History Nature Visiting Online Planning a Visit Park Navigation Image Map

Links:

West Thumb Geyser Basin

General:

West Thumb Geyser Basin Trail
Conclusion

High altitude photograph showing Yellowstone Lake and the West Thumb caldera.

We hope you enjoyed your tour of the West Thumb Geyser Basin Area. Please re-visit our online tour page in the future for upcoming additions.

In the meantime, to learn more about how hydrothermal features work, visit our Hyrdothermal Features Page.

Technical information about this geyser basin is available through the following non-NPS source.
Yellowstone Geysers - courtesy of David Montieth & Contributors

If you are interested in learning more about specific geysers and hot springs in Yellowstone you may wish to buy the book The Geysers of Yellowstone, by: T. Scott Bryan. It is available through the Yellowstone Association's Online Bookstore.

If you have time to take another tour please make a selection from our list of online tours.
Make an email comment or suggestion
Last Updated: Wednesday, 22-Dec-2004 10:11:42 Eastern Standard Time
http://www.nps.gov /archive/yell/tours/westthumb/conclusion.htm