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Biscuit Basin

The name Biscuit Basin was adopted in the late 1880s because of the unusual biscuit-shaped geyserite formations that used to surround Sapphire Pool. Following the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, Sapphire erupted—and the “biscuits” were blown away.

Sapphire Pool sparkles in the sunlight

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