Ojo Caliente Spring
| Ojo Caliente Spring | |
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 Ojo Caliente Spring, 1967 | |
| Location | Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°33′47″N 110°50′20″W / 44.5629852°N 110.8388101°W[1] |
| Elevation | 7,182 feet (2,189 m) [2] |
| Temperature | 94 °C (201 °F) [1] |
Ojo Caliente Spring is a hot spring in Lower Geyser Basin, of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the River Group which includes Azure Spring,[3] and is located a few yards off the Fountain Flats Freight Road on the northern bank of the Firehole River.
In Spanish Ojo Caliente means "hot eye". It is a superheated, alkaline spring which, on its northern end, boils constantly to a height of 12 to 20 inches (30 to 51 cm).[4]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ojo Caliente Spring". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- ^ "Ojo Caliente Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "River Group". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "Geysers – Lower Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com.
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