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| Facts about Yellowstone:
It was the world's first national park. Is is a designated World Heritage Site and designated Biosphere Reserve. It measures 3,472 square miles, larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined.It covers 2,221,766 acres. 96 % of Yellowstone is in Wyoming, 3% is in Montana, and 1% is in Idaho. The highest point in the park is 11,358 feet (Eagle Peak). The lowest point in the park is 5,282 ft (Reese Creek). Approximately 5% of park is covered by water; 15% is grassland; and 80% is forest. Precipitation ranges from 10 inches at the north boundary to 80 inches in the southwest corner.Temperatures (average) at Mammoth - January: 9° F; July: 80° F Yellowstone sits atop an active volcano. The park experiences from 1-3,000 earthquakes annually. There are about 10,000 thermal features in the park, half of all thermal features in the world. Over 300 of them are geysers that erupt periodically.
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