Natural Wonders

On Aug. 17, 1959 a 7.3 magnitude earthquake devastated Hebgen Lake, Montana, killing 28 people and creating Quake Lake

Thanks to the Yellowstone River, tourists to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone have three spectacular sights in the Lower, Upper and Crystal Falls.

Your route to Yellowstone includes some of the world’s most unusual natural wonders including a volcano plug and the world's largest mineral hot spring.

How big is Yellowstone Lake? How deep is it? Is it natural? and answers to other questions about the largest lake in our America's first national park.

Firehole Canyon Drive is a 2-mile, one-way road off the Grand Loop south of Madison. The drive has a waterfall overlook and swimming area. Watch the time-lapse video.

Large "petrified forests" or fossil forests cover much of the Yellowstone National Park's northern portion.

See massive rock columns formed by lava flow 1.3 million years ago. They look like rock fence posts and can be found at Tower and Sheepeater in Yellowstone.

Free access to audio clips of people, animals and nature (think a bubbling geyser), many of which have been recorded in the Greater Yellowstone area.

What are the strange sounds? Some talk about ghosts and lost-at-lake souls. A paranormal investigator and Yellowstone's historian talks about the mystery.

Visitors to the Yellowstone region can see a natural bridge or arch in a few places.

As the only undammed river in the lower 48 states, the Yellowstone River flows 692 miles through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota.

Located in the northeastern part of Yellowstone near Tower Junction, the fall plunges a stunning 132 feet past pinnacles that surround it.

Waterfalls in the Yellowstone Park area are abundant. There are close to 300 Yellowstone waterfalls.

Pastel colors mark the locations of hot springs and steam vents in the canyon walls. Upwardly percolating fluids have altered the chemistry of the rocks.

Compared to Old Faithful, Yellowstone Lake seems fairly dull, but appearances can be deceiving. There's a dome as big as 7 football fields and lava spires.

All the numerical facts about the lake such as square miles and depth.

Many people think that this was the spot where famous artist Thomas Moran painted. Yellowstone Park photographer F. Jay Haynes thought the same thing.

Located on the Gibbon River, the falls drop roughly 84 feet in a gradual descent.

Around 50 million years ago, scientists say this area of the park was flourishing with tall trees when volcanic eruptions buried the forest in ash.