2013.09: Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Location: Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Date: 2013.09

Photographer: Jesen

Camera: Nikon

Retouch: Adobe Photoshop

Copyright: www.haomingxiong.com

After crossing Firehole River, the trail runs along Excelsior Geyser and its runoff. Standing next to the oval, more than 90 m (300 feet) wide crater is very impressive, even if you can catch only a glimpse of the feature through the dense steam. This already indicates that Excelsior Geyser is really hot, around the boiling temperature of 93 °C (199 °F) at a considerable discharge rate of 250 liters per second (4,000 US gallons per minute). In the 1880s, eruptions of Excelsior were among the largest of any Yellowstone geysers, reaching up to 90 m (300 feet) high. Unfortunately, the last eruptions occurred in 1985, and they failed to reach the maximum size.

JESEN Photo