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1. Yellowstone National Park -- Yellowstone Park
   Located in the central Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone National Park is a broad volcanic plateau surrounded by mountain ranges. The park has an average elevation of 2,300 m (7,500 ft). The Gallatin Range in the northwest section of the park reaches an elevation of 3,350 m (10,992 ft) at Electric Peak. The Washburn Range, just east of the Gallatin Range, features Mount Washburn, which offers outstanding views of the park from its height of 3,122 m (10,243 ft). The Absaroka Range extending along the eastern side of the park includes Eagle Peak, the park’s highest point at 3,462 m (11,358 ft).
2. Wolves -- Greater Yellowstone
   Wolves are opportunistic and do kill healthy prey if they are able to catch them. Generally... it is the weak, sick, crippled, parasite infested, young or old prey that are most vulnerable. By culling unfit prey, wolves play a vital role in the process of natural selection. In Yellowstone Park, wolves are promoting increased biodiversity as they kill coyotes, and through predation on elk, provide carcasses that benefit grizzlies and scanvengers such as eagles and wolverines.
3. Yellowstone National Park -- World
   Yellowstone National Park was the first national park in the world. It was established in 1872. It is the largest national park in the continental United States. It covers 3,400 square miles (about 2.2 million acres). The majority of the park is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, with some of it extending into Montana and Idaho. Like other national parks, Yellowstone is land set aside by the federal government to be preserved in its natural state.
4. Yellowstone National Park -- Wildlife
   The wildlife in Yellowstone National Park is something that can only be experienced. Large herds of Buffalo are easily seen in the Northeast section of the park, aimlessly grazing in the Lamar and Hayden Valleys along the various rivers. Huge herds of Elk will ... be found throughout the park, particularly in the various plateaus that are found in the western half of the park. Grizzly Bears will also be found throughout the park. Wolves will also occasionally be seen - the Lamar Valley is a good place for sighting wolves.
5. Yellowstone National Park -- Geysers
   Yellowstone National Park is rising. Its central region, called the Yellowstone caldera, has been moving upward since mid-2004 at a rate of up to three inches (seven centimeters) a year—more than three times faster than has ever been measured.The surface is inflating like a bellows due to an infusion of magma about 6 miles (10 kilometers) underground, according to a new study published in tomorrow's issue of the journal Science. But that doesn't mean Yellowstone is about to go the way of Mount St. Helens." There's no evidence of an imminent eruption or hydrothermal explosion," said Robert Smith, a geophysics professor at the University of Utah who co-authored the study."Supervolcano" Under YellowstoneYellowstone is situated on a giant, geologically active feature known as a supervolcano."It's hundreds of times bigger than Mount St. Helens," Smith said, referring to the active volcano in Washington State. Much of the park sits in a caldera, or crater, some 40 miles (70 kilometers) across, which formed when the cone of the massive volcano collapsed in a titanic eruption 640,000 years ago. The supervolcano has produced three similarly large blasts in the past two million years, with 30 smaller eruptions since the caldera formed. The volcano's most recent flare-up was 70,000 years ago, and volcanic heat continues to fuel the park's famous geysers and hot springs.
6. Yellowstone National Park
   Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the first and oldest national park in the world. Yellowstone lies 56 miles north of the town of Jackson. The towns of Gardiner and West Yellowstone, both in Montana, border the park on the north and west sides respectively. The closest town to the eastern entrance is Cody, Wyoming, though a nearly 11,000-ft. mountain pass called the Beartooth Pass makes Red Lodge, Montana accessible through the extreme northeastern part of the park. The only road open to traffic in the winter is the road entering Yellowstone through Gardiner and Mammoth Hot Springs and then proceeding east to Cooke City, Montana, cutting through the northern quarter of the park.
7. Yellowstone National Park -- Fires
   Among those who played key roles in establishing Yellowstone as the Nation's first national park was Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. His accomplishments in 1871-72 were the high point of a long and distinguished career in public service.
8. Crow Indians -- Yellowstone River
   The Crow Indians of Montana call themselves Apsáalooke, or "Children of the Large-Beaked Bird." This term was erroneously translated as "Crow" by early European traders and has since been their English name. The ancestors of the Crows were affiliated with the Hidatsa of the upper Missouri River. In the late 1400s they migrated westward, coming to control southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming. Historically, the Crows were nomadic hunters and warriors who lived in tipis, traveled in search of game, primarily buffalo, and fought intertribal battles over honors and horses.
9. National Parks -- Yellowstone National Park
   Grand Teton National Park is located nine miles from the southern entrance to Yellowstone National Park. While not as well known as its neighbor, Grand Teton offers some of the most photographed mountains in the world. The Teton Mountain Range is an active fault-block mountain front 40 miles long. The highest peak in the Teton Range, the Grand Teton, towers above the valley floor at 13,700 feet. An abundance of wildlife including bears, elk, moose, wolves, coyotes, and deer make their home in the park. Over four million people visit the park each year, most between Memorial Day and Labor Day. For in-depth information on Grand Teton National Park: http://www.grandteton.wyomingnationalparks.com
10. Yellowstone National Park -- Idaho Falls
    Thankfully, Yellowstone National Park was no use as a recreational playground without the majestic natural features made famous by the ubiquitous paintings and black-and-white photographs created by Thomas Moran and William Henry Jackson, respectively, in the early 1870s. Thus, Yellowstone remains just as it was in 1872, with awe-inspiring geothermal features, abundant river valleys, and rolling plains teeming with bison. The only difference is that an extensive, well-maintained road system allows more than 2 million annual visitors to witness this vast western wilderness for themselves. This vast area covers parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, and is truly a unique national treasure.

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