Black Sand Basin Hot Springs

#1427 among destinations in the United States

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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. The spring is too hot to use as a mineral bath as its scalding 200 °F or hotter water has proven to be fatal. In the winter, a marked ski trail runs from the Old Faithful Visitor Center to Black Sand Basin ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°27'46"N, 110°51'17"W

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WyomingUnited States

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Black Sand Basin Hot Springs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Geyser, Morning Glory Pool, Grand Geyser, Daisy Geyser.

0.9 miE
Eruption of water to a height of 90 ft
Castle Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
23 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 miNE
Unique hot spring in a national park
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone National Park
26 min walk • Morning Glory Pool is a hot spring in the Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin of the United States. The spring is also known by the name Morning Glory Spring.
0.9 miE
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Grand Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
24 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.
0.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Geyser, Hot springs
Daisy Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
18 min walk • Daisy Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Daisy Geyser is part of the Daisy Group. It was named prior to 1890 by the Hague Party.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Lion Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
30 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.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Riverside Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
27 min walk • Riverside Geyser is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The geyser is located on the Firehole River within the Upper Geyser Basin.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Crested Pool, Yellowstone National Park
24 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.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hot springs
Chromatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park
23 min walk • Chromatic Spring is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is connected to the nearby Beauty Pool.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Geyser
Belgian Pool, Yellowstone National Park
23 min walk • Belgian Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Originally named Oyster Spring, it was renamed after a visitor from Belgium fell into it in 1929 with fatal results.
1.2 miE
Geyser
Big Cub Geyser, Yellowstone National Park
30 min walk • Big Cub Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Big Cub is part of the Lion's Group of geysers, a cluster of geysers that all share an underground connection.
~410 ftSE
44°27'42"N • 110°51'14"W
Black Sand Basin, Yellowstone National Park
2 min walk • Bridge