The Grand Canyon OF the Yellowstone is a V-shaped ravine in the Yellowstone national park, by which the Yellowstone River flows. The Canyon is deep between 250 m and 400 m, its width measures between 500 m and 1,300 M. it extends to approximately 32 km length between the locality Tower Roosevelt and one point south of Canyon Village. The yellow, oranges to red colouring of the rock are typical to both sides of the river. They agitate from geothermally discoloured iron occurrences in the rock.

Emergence

Toward end of the last ice age, approx. before 14.000 to 18,000 years, of the Yellowstone Lake of dams from ice developed with the today's discharge. As soon as these melted, entfloss a large quantity water and cut the Grand Canyon OF Yellowstone in shortest time by erosion into the rock. Since that time the Canyon is continued to erode by the Yellowstone River. With an age of 10.000 to 14,000 years it is one of the recent attractions of the park. Its developing history is not in detail investigated yet.

There are generally speaking three large in the Canyon: the Upper and Lower of case as well as between them the fewer well-known Crystal of case. The Upper of case has a height of 33,2 M. the Lower of case is almost twice as high with 94 m like the cases of Niagara. The Crystal of case is with the delta of the Cascade Creek in the Yellowstone River. Their head measures 39 M. all three is close to the locality Canyon Village, because of the southern end of the Grand Canyon OF the Yellowstone.

Kindist POINT

Different lookout points offer a beautiful view in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The probably most well-known lookout point is the kindist POINT. It received the name, because the painter Thomas Moran painted there different pictures during the Hayden expedition of 1871.

Related links

• Canyon Village AREA on the Website national park services (English)
• yellowstoneparknet.com: Grand Canyon OF the Yellowstone

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