White Elephant Back Terrace

Historic 1965 view of White Elephant Back Terrace

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Mammoth Hot Springs Area

A fissure right through this part of the Upper Terrace of Mammoth Hot Springs allows hot water saturated with calcium carbonate to reach the surface. The calcium carbonate precipitates out of the water to form a terrace along the entire length of the fissure.