The following articles relate to the history, geography, geology, flora, fauna, structures and recreation in Yellowstone National Park.
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Yellowstone National Park history
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- Exploration
- Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition – 1869 exploration of Yellowstone river and lake
- Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition – 1870 exploration of Yellowstone river, lake and Firehole river basin
- Fort Ellis – Starting point of the Washburn Expedition
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 – First of five surveys by Hayden in Yellowstone
- Native Americans
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail – Nez Perce tribe traversed Yellowstone during Nez Perce War of 1877
- People
- Explorers
- Robert Adams, Jr. – U.S. Geological Surveys 1871–1875
- Jim Bridger – Mountain man familiar with Yellowstone region (1856)
- John Colter – First person of European descent to visit Yellowstone region
- Lt.Gustavus C. Doane – U.S. Army Cavalry escort during Washburn expedition of 1870
- Truman C. Everts – former U.S. Assessor for the Montana Territory, member of Washburn Expedition
- Warren Angus Ferris – Early Yellowstone region trapper
- Arnold Hague – U.S. Geological Surveys 1880s
- Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden – U.S. Geological Surveys 1871–1875
- Nathaniel P. Langford – Member of Washburn expedition and first park superintendent
- William F. Raynolds – Early explorer in Yellowstone region
- Alexander Ross (fur trader) – Early fur trader in Yellowstone region
- Osborne Russell – Early trapper to visit region and describe the Lamar Valley (1834)
- Cyrus Thomas – agricultural statistician and entomologist on the 1871 Hayden survey
- Henry D. Washburn – Leader of Washburn expedition
- Park superintendents and administrators
- Horace M. Albright – Park superintendent (1919–1929)
- Frazier Boutelle – Park superintendent (1889–1890)
- Harry W. Frantz – Director of publicity 1923 – named Grand Loop Road
- John W. Meldrum – 1st U.S. Commissioner to Yellowstone (1894–1935)
- Philetus Norris – Second park superintendent
- Park rangers
- Harry Yount – First park ranger
- Isabel Bassett Wasson – the first female ranger in Yellowstone
- Engineers and architects
- Hiram M. Chittenden – U.S. Army Engineer
- Dan Christie Kingman – U.S. Army Engineer
- Herbert Maier – Yellowstone architect (1929–31)
- Robert Reamer – Old Faithful Inn architect
- Photographers, artists and illustrators
- Heinrich C. Berann – Panoramic artist
- Albert Bierstadt – Early Yellowstone artist
- Frank Jay Haynes – Official park photographer 1884–1921
- William Henry Jackson – US Geological Survey photographer 1869–1878
- Thomas Moran – Early Yellowstone artist – guest member of 1871 Hayden Geological Survey
- Birger Sandzén – Sweden artist
- Naturalists and scientists
- Thomas D. Brock – Microbiologist
- Don G. Despain – Botanist – Yellowstone flora specialist
- Shaun Ellis (wolf researcher)
- Henry Gannett – Geographer, member of Hayden Surveys, named Electric Peak
- George Bird Grinnell – Early naturalist promoting Yellowstone
- William Henry Holmes – Early geologist documenting Yellowstone geothermal features
- A. Starker Leopold – author of the 1963 Leopold Report-Wildlife Management in the National Parks
- Bill McGuire – Volcano researcher
- L. David Mech – Wolf researcher
- Adolph Murie – National Park Service Wildlife Biologist – published seminar study on coyotes in Yellowstone (1940)
- Military
- John W. Barlow – Explored Yellowstone at same time as 1871 Hayden expedition
- William W. Belknap – Secretary of War (1869–1876) – Guided by Lt. Gustavus C. Doane on two week visit in 1876 to Yellowstone that followed Washburn route.
- Chris Madsen – U.S. Army guide – guided U.S. President Chester A. Arthur in Yellowstone (1883)
- General Philip Sheridan – Early U.S. Army protector of Yellowstone
- Captain Wilber E. Wilder – Acting Superintendent, March 15, 1899 – June 23, 1899
- Captain Samuel B. M. Young – Acting Superintendent, June 23, 1897 – November 15, 1897; Full Superintendent as a General, June 1, 1907 – November 28, 1908
- Politicians
- William H. Clagett – Montana Territorial Congressman, 1871–1872 – Introduced park creation bill in U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 1871
- Henry L. Dawes – Congressman from Massachusetts (1863–1873) – strong supporter of park creation. Chester Dawes, his son was a member of the 1871 Hayden survey and Anna the first boat on Yellowstone Lake was named after his daughter: Anna Dawes
- William D. Kelley – In 1871, he was the first Washington politician to suggest of what would later become Yellowstone National Park
- John F. Lacey – Iowa Congressman who sponsored The Lacey Act of 1884 to protect Yellowstone wildlife from poachers.
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) – Secretary of Interior (March 1885 – January 1888) – Lamar River is named after him.
- Guy R. Pelton – U.S. congressman who died in Yellowstone (1890)
- Samuel C. Pomeroy – Kansas Senator, 1861–1873 – Introduced park creation bill into U.S. Senate on December 18, 1871
- Lyman Trumbull – Senator from Illinois who supported Yellowstone creation act – Father of Walter Trumbull, a member of the Washburn Party
- George Graham Vest – Senator from Missouri (1879–1903) – Self-appointed protector of Yellowstone
- Promoters
- Jay Cooke – Northern Pacific Railroad – Financed Nathaniel P. Langford's 1871 lectures on Yellowstone exploration
- Explorers
- Historic events
- Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869–1890)
- Nez Perce in Yellowstone Park
- History of the National Park Service
- 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
- Mission 66 – National Park Service ten-year program to prepare parks for 1966 50th Anniversary
- Teton–Yellowstone tornado – F4 tornado – July 21, 1987
- Yellowstone fires of 1988
- Advocates
- Concessionaires
- Harry W. Child – Assembled and operated the Yellowstone Park Company
- Hamilton's Stores (Yellowstone National Park)
- John F. Yancey – operated Yancey's Pleasant Valley Hotel, 1884–1903
- Xanterra Parks and Resorts
Geography
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- Rivers
- Lakes
- Mountains
- Abiathar Peak
- Absaroka Range
- Antler Peak
- Barronette Peak
- Bunsen Peak
- Clagett Butte
- Colter Peak
- Cook Peak
- Douglas Knob
- Druid Peak
- Dunraven Peak
- Eagle Peak (Wyoming)
- Electric Peak
- Folsom Peak
- Gallatin Range
- Gray Peak (Wyoming)
- Hedges Peak
- Mount Chittenden
- Mount Doane
- Mount Everts
- Mount Hancock
- Mount Haynes
- Mount Holmes
- Mount Hornaday
- Mount Jackson
- Mount Norris
- Mount Schurz
- Mount Sheridan
- Mount Stevenson
- Mount Washburn
- National Park Mountain
- Prospect Peak
- Specimen Ridge
- Terrace Mountain
- The Thunderer
- Trischman Knob
- Younts Peak
- Waterfalls
- Roads and passes
Geology
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- Geysers and thermal features
- Yellowstone Caldera
- Yellowstone Plateau
- Yellowstone hotspot
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Lone Star Geyser Basin
- Lower Geyser Basin
- A-0 Geyser
- Artesia Geyser
- Azure Spring
- Bead Geyser
- Botryoidal Spring
- Box Spring
- Clepsydra Geyser
- Dilemma Geyser
- Fountain Geyser
- Great Fountain Geyser
- Jet Geyser
- Labial Geyser
- Morning Geyser
- Narcissus Geyser
- Ojo Caliente Spring
- Pink Cone Geyser
- Pink Geyser
- Spindle Geyser
- White Dome Geyser
- Young Hopeful Geyser
- Midway Geyser Basin
- Upper Geyser Basin
- Anemone Geyser
- Artemisia Geyser
- Atomizer Geyser
- Aurum Geyser
- Baby Daisy Geyser
- Beauty Pool
- Beehive Geyser
- Big Cub Geyser
- Bijou Geyser
- Brilliant Pool
- Castle Geyser
- Chromatic Spring
- Comet Geyser
- Crested Pool
- Daisy Geyser
- Doublet Pool
- Economic Geyser Crater
- Fan and Mortar Geysers
- Giant Geyser
- Giantess Geyser
- Grand Geyser
- Grotto Geyser
- Lion Geyser
- Morning Glory Pool
- Old Faithful Geyser
- Pump Geyser
- Riverside Geyser
- Solitary Geyser
- Spasmodic Geyser
- Splendid Geyser
- Turban Geyser
- Vent Geyser
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Gibbon Geyser Basin
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Yellowstone River
- Geologic formations
Flora
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- American bison
- Amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone National Park
- Animals of Yellowstone
- Bighorn sheep
- Birds of Yellowstone National Park
- Grizzly bear
- Elk
- Fishes of Yellowstone National Park
- Gray wolf
- Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
- History of wolves in Yellowstone
- Leopold Report – Seminal 1963 study: "Wildlife Management in the National Parks"
- Pronghorn
- Small mammals of Yellowstone National Park
- Wolf reintroduction
- Yellowstone cutthroat trout
- Yellowstone Park bison herd
Districts and structures
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Yellowstone National Park
- Districts
- Structures
- Canyon Hotel
- Hotels and Tourist Camps of Yellowstone National Park
- Fishing Bridge Museum
- Lake Hotel
- Lamar Buffalo Ranch
- Madison Museum
- Marshall's Hotel
- Norris Geyser Basin Museum
- Norris, Madison, and Fishing Bridge Museums
- Northeast Entrance Station
- Obsidian Cliff Kiosk
- Old Faithful Inn
- Old Faithful Lodge
- Old Faithful Museum of Thermal Activity
- Queen's Laundry Bath House
- Roosevelt Arch
- U.S. Post Office (Yellowstone National Park)
Recreation
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- Angling in Yellowstone National Park
- Trails of Yellowstone National Park
- Continental Divide Trail – Traverses southwest corner of the park
Media coverage
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- J. Audubon Woodlore – Fictional Disney ranger from Brownstone Park (a parody of Yellowstone)
- Salvatore Vasapolli – Photographic artist that produces Yellowstone calendars
- Supervolcano (docudrama) – 2005 BBC/Discovery Channel docudrama centered on the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park
- USS Yellowstone (AD-27) – Shenandoah-class destroyer tender named for Yellowstone National Park (1945)
- USS Yellowstone (AD-41) – Yellowstone-class destroyer tender (1979)
- Yellowstone (film) – 1936 Murder mystery staged in Yellowstone
- Yellowstone Trail – Early transcontinental highway project
- Yellowstone: The Music of Nature – Yellowstone inspired music by Mannheim Steamroller (1989).
- Boeing Yellowstone Project – a project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft.
Entrance communities
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- Montana
- Gardiner, Montana
- Cooke City-Silver Gate
- Livingston, Montana
- West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone Airport – Located in West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana
- Wyoming
- Cody, Wyoming
- Yellowstone Regional Airport – Located in Cody, Wyoming
- Jackson, Wyoming
- Jackson Hole Airport
- Highways
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway – Connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone
- U.S. Route 14 – Eastern entrance 44°29′18.42″N 110°00′13.8″W / 44.4884500°N 110.003833°W
- U.S. Route 20 – Western entrance, Eastern entrance
- U.S. Route 89 – Northern entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 191 – Western entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 212 – Northeast entrance
- U.S. Route 287 – Western entrance, Southern entrance