Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Lion Geyser
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#68 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser

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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. ()

Alternative names: Eruption height: 90 ftTemperature: 198 °FCoordinates: 44°27'50"N, 110°49'52"W

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Lion Geyser – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Faithful, Old Faithful Inn, Ear Spring, Chinese Spring.

~1500 ftSE
Legendary geyser erupting on schedule
Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park
8 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.
~1550 ftS
Landmark property with a restaurant
Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National Park
8 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.
~250 ftNE
Hot springs
Ear Spring, Yellowstone National Park
2 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.
~890 ftSE
Hot springs
Chinese Spring, Yellowstone National Park
5 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.
~1570 ftW
Eruption of water to a height of 90 ft
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
8 min walk • Castle Geyser is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. It is noted for the particularly large geyserite sinter deposits, which form its cone. These deposits have been likened in appearance to a castle.
1.2 miW
Hot springs
Black Sand Basin Hot Springs
30 min walk • Black Sand Basin is one of a grouping of geothermal hot springs and geysers located in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
~1820 ftNW
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
9 min walk • Grand Geyser is a fountain geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known. It was named by Dr. F.V. Hayden in 1871.
~450 ftSE
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
3 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.
~560 ftNE
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Aurum Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
3 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.
~1300 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Crested Pool, Yellowstone National Park
7 min walk • Crested Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. The spring is 42 feet deep. It is named for the "crest" which surrounds the pool. Although it is considered a spring, Crested Pool sometimes erupts like a geyser.
~280 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Doublet Pool, Yellowstone National Park
2 min walk • Doublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Doublet Pool is 8 feet deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4 °F. Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up to 8 minutes.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lion Geyser?

Nearby attractions include Big Cub Geyser, Yellowstone National Park (1 min walk), Ear Spring, Yellowstone National Park (2 min walk), Doublet Pool, Yellowstone National Park (2 min walk), Beehive Geyser, Yellowstone National Park (3 min walk).

Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National Park

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Lion Geyser – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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Which popular attractions are close to Lion Geyser?