Hot spring morning glory pool yellowstone national park wyoming usa. Many early guidebooks called this feature morning glory spring. However this beautiful pool has fallen victim to vandalism. To visit morning glory pool and other attractions in yellowstone national park use our yellowstone national park online tour planner. Morning glory pool is a hot spring in the upper geyser basin of yellowstone national park in the united states.
Measuring 53 feet deep and a steady 181 degrees fahrenheit this watery gem is not open for swimming but is a definite must see on any tour of yellowstone national park. In addition to grand prismatic spring see excelsior geyser an enormous geyser crater turquoise pool and opal pool. Its the deepest of all walks of sight of various geysers on the boardwalk and it takes about 30 minutes. Its average temperature hovers around 1570f 690c.
You can get up close by strolling across the firehole river and along the short boardwalk that snakes through the thermal area. Mcgowan wife of assistant park superintendent charles mcgowan in 1883. The distinct color of the pool is a product of bacteria and on rare occasions it will erupt as a geyser typically following an earthquake. She called it convolutus the latin name for the morning glory flower which the spring resembles.
Long a favored destination for park visitors morning glory pool was named in the 1880s for its remarkable likeness to its namesake flower. Check out more amazing wyoming hot springs here. Contact yellowstone national park wy. Morning glory pool is located approximately 15 miles from the old faithful inn at the end of a paved and boardwalked trail.
The pool is a stunningly beautiful hot spring featuring all the colors of the rainbow. Morning glory pool is located approximately 15 miles from the old faithful inn at the end of a paved and boardwalked trail. People have thrown literally tons of coins trash rocks and logs into the pool. The pool was named by mrs e.
By 1889 the name morning glory pool had become common usage in the park. Morning glory pool is located in yellowstone national park. Yellowstones midway geyser basin may be small but it packs a big punch.