Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park

Name: Roosevelt Arch
Address: Yellowstone National Park, United States

#11 among attractions in Yellowstone National Park

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Roosevelt Arch, Yellowstone National Park

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The Roosevelt Arch is a rusticated triumphal arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana, United States. Constructed under the supervision of the US Army at Fort Yellowstone, its cornerstone was laid down by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. The top of the arch is inscribed with a quote from the Organic Act of 1872, the legislation which created Yellowstone, which reads: "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People". ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 45°1'46"N, 110°42'32"W

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Day trips

Roosevelt Arch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Everts, Mammoth Hot Springs, Sepulcher Mountain, Clagett Butte.

4.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Everts, Yellowstone National Park
114 min walk • Mount Everts, elevation 7,846 feet, is a prominent mountain peak in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, near Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named for Truman C. Everts, a member of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition of 1870. Mount Everts is located immediately due south of Gardiner, Montana and due east of Mammoth Hot Springs.
4.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park
106 min walk • Mammoth Hot Springs is a large complex of hot springs on a hill of travertine in Yellowstone National Park adjacent to Fort Yellowstone and the Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District.
3.9 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Sepulcher Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
100 min walk • Sepulcher Mountain, elevation 9,642 feet, is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by U.S. Army Captain John W.
4.7 miS
Butte, Nature, Natural attraction
Clagett Butte, Yellowstone National Park
120 min walk • Clagett Butte el. 8,041 feet is a mountain peak butte in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park. Clagett Butte is an isolated summit 1.9 miles west of Mammoth Hot Springs between Clematis Creek and Snow Pass.
3.2 miS
44°59'7"N • 110°41'20"W
45th Parallel Bridge and Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park
82 min walk • Spa
5.3 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Terrace Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
135 min walk • Terrace Mountain is a mountain peak in the Gallatin Range in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming, United States. The mountain is located 2.2 miles southwest of Mammoth Hot Springs.
~1310 ftNE
45°1'57"N • 110°42'22"W
Yellowstone Insight, Gardiner
7 min walk • Historical and heritage tours, Nature and wildlife tours, Private tours
3.7 miS
Neo-renaissance architecture
United States Post Office, Yellowstone National Park
94 min walk • The Yellowstone Main Post Office in Yellowstone National Park was built in Mammoth Hot Springs as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department.
1.6 miS
Neighbourhood
North Entrance Road Historic District, Gardiner
42 min walk • The North Entrance Road Historic District comprises Yellowstone National Park's North Entrance Road from Gardiner, Montana to the park headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, a distance of a little over five miles.