Craig Pass, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Craig Pass
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#216 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

Mountain pass, Nature

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Craig Pass, is a mountain pass located on the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The Grand Loop Road crosses the pass approximately 8 miles east of Old Faithful Geyser. ()

Maximum elevation: 8262 ftCoordinates: 44°26'30"N, 110°43'12"W

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Yellowstone National Park United States

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Craig Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Faithful, Kepler Cascades, Old Faithful Inn, Ear Spring.

5.5 miW
Legendary geyser erupting on schedule
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
140 min walk • Old Faithful is a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to be named. It is a highly predictable geothermal feature and has erupted every 44 minutes to two hours since 2000.
4.2 miW
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Kepler Cascades, Yellowstone National Park
109 min walk • Kepler Cascades is a waterfall on the Firehole River in southwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The cascades are located approximately 2.6 miles south of Old Faithful. The cascades drop approximately 150 feet over multiple drops. The longest drop is 50 feet.
5.6 miW
Landmark property with a restaurant
Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park
142 min walk • The Old Faithful Inn is a hotel located in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, with a view of the Old Faithful Geyser. The Inn has a multi-story log lobby, flanked by long frame wings containing guest rooms.
5.7 miW
Hot springs
Ear Spring, Yellowstone National Park
145 min walk • Ear Spring is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Located close to Old Faithful, on rare occasions Ear Spring will erupt as a geyser, and can shoot rocks and debris as well as water more than 25 feet for a few minutes.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone National Park
125 min walk • Shoshone Lake is a U.S. backcountry lake with the area of 8,050 acres elevated at 7,795 feet in the southwest section of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It lies at the headwaters of the Lewis River a tributary of the Snake River. The U.S.
5.6 miW
Hot springs
Chinese Spring, Yellowstone National Park
142 min walk • Chinese Spring is a hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, in the United States. Chinese Spring was named for a Chinese immigrant who often washed laundry in the spring in the 1850s.
5.6 miW
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
144 min walk • Beehive Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The 4-foot tall cone resembles a straw beehive. Beehive's Indicator is a small, jagged cone-type geyser located about 10 feet from Beehive.
3 miS
45-mi.-wide active supervolcano
Yellowstone Caldera, Yellowstone National Park
78 min walk • The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States.
5.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
145 min walk • Lion Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is located in the Geyser Hill complex. It was named for the roaring sound of steam releasing during an eruption. Eruptions can reach 90 feet and last from 1 to 7 minutes.
~420 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Isa Lake, Yellowstone National Park
3 min walk • Isa Lake is located in Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The lake straddles the continental divide at Craig Pass. Indigenous peoples have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.
5.6 miW
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Aurum Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
143 min walk • Aurum Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States, on Geyser Hill. Aurum can, at times, be very predictable. Other times it can be very erratic.