Vent Geyser Explained

Vent Geyser
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Location:Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates:44.4669°N -110.8372°W
Elevation:7346feet
Hot Spring Type:Cone geyser
Temperature:79.9C

Vent Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Vent Geyser belongs to the Grand Group (or Grand Geyser Complex), and its eruption is tied to Grand Geyser. Normally, it erupts immediately after Grand and continues to erupt intermittently for about an hour afterward along with Turban Geyser. On rare occasions, it has erupted before Grand or completely by itself. Its fountain reaches a height of initially then subsides to 20 to 40 feet (6–12 m). At times, it is not possible to see Vent erupting through the steam and spray of Grand Geyser.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grand Group . Geyser Observation and Study Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20050907171418/http://www.geyserstudy.org/grand_group.htm . 2005-09-07.