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What Lies Beneath Yellowstone? Yosemite, of course!
Source info:
| Author: | Garry Hayes |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-05-04 10:39:00 |
| Blog: | Geotripper  |
| URL: | http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2015/05/what-lies-beneath-yellowstone-yosemite.html |
Summary:
Upper Yosemite Falls, 1,250 feet high. Taken together the three components of Yosemite Falls amount to the fifth or seventh highest waterfall on the planet, at 1,425 feet (depending on who is measuring). Okay, it's more fair to ask "what lies beneath Mt. Rainier or Crater Lake?". Yellowstone National Park sits atop a continental hot spot, and the plume of hot material will either explode outContent analysis:
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Lake | US | 42.9116 | -122.148 |
| Yellowstone National Park | US | 44.6201 | -110.491 |
| Yosemite National Park | US | 37.6675 | -119.805 |
Keywords:
Cathedral Rocks, components, continental hot spot, course, Crater Lake, feet, highest waterfall, hot material, Mt, plume, Rainier, Upper Yosemite Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite Falls
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