Established 01 March 1872, by an act of the U.S. Congress and signed by President Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States and Grant Village was named in his honor.
• Square miles - 3,472 / 8,992 square km
• Acres - 2,219,790.71 / 898,321.11 hectares
• Highest point: 11,358 feet / 3462 meters - Eagle Peak
• Lowest point: 5,282 feet / 1610 meters - Reese Creek
• Thermal features: 10,000 (approximately)
• Active geysers: 200 - 250 (approximately)
• One of the world's largest calderas, 28 mi x 47 mi / 45 km x 75 km
• Tallest waterfall: 308 feet (94 m) - Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River
The Largest concentration of free-roaming wildlife in the lower 48 states. |