Ojo Caliente Spring
Ojo Caliente Spring, 1967
LocationLower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Coordinates44°33′47″N 110°50′20″W / 44.5629852°N 110.8388101°W / 44.5629852; -110.8388101[1]
Elevation7,182 feet (2,189 m) [2]
Temperature94 °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

  1. 1 2 "Ojo Caliente Spring". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
  2. "Ojo Caliente Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. "River Group". Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  4. "Geysers – Lower Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com.

44°33′47″N 110°50′20″W / 44.562933°N 110.838783°W / 44.562933; -110.838783


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