Unstable Ground
This hillside is venting. As sulfuric acid, gasses, and steam escape, they create a barren and very dangerous landscape called a solfatara: scalding mud and steam are often barely covered by hot, crumbling, decomposed rock. Unlike other geothermal features, this solfatara's high concentration of sulfuric acid breaks down the surrounding rock making a confined "pluming system" unlikely - the gases and steam escape less dramatically.| HM Number | HM1NSO |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | National Park Service |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 10th, 2015 at 9:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12T E 523619 N 4952737 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.72763333, -110.70173333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 43.658', W 110° 42.104' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 43' 39.48" N, 110° 42' 6.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Unnamed Road, Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, US |
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