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Norris Geyser Basin

Norris Geyser Basin is one of the largest thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service). It is the most powerful, oldest, and hottest thermal basin. It is a totally different experience when you stroll through this thermal area because of the smell, sound, and color. The Norris Geyser Basin is the home for the Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest active geyser. The total 2.9 mile boardwalk loop is mostly flat and good for all skill levels.

These photos are from our two day trip to Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service) in late August 2012.

  • A scenic view of Mount Haynes rising behind the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, featuring a fallen weathered tree in the foreground and a pine forest under a blue sky.
    Gibbon River, West Entrance
  • A group of elk foraging in a sunny field by the riverbank in Yellowstone National Park, showcasing the park's natural wildlife habitat.
    Near West Entrance
  • A lone elk standing in the shallow blue waters of a river, surrounded by golden meadows and a dense evergreen forest in Yellowstone.
    Elk crossing Madison river
  • A close-up profile of a female elk (cow) grazing near a river in Yellowstone National Park with sunlight highlighting her fur.
    Near West Entrance
  • Two elk, a cow and a younger elk, walking through a tall grass field during the late afternoon sun in Yellowstone.
    Near West Entrance
  • Three elk grazing in a lush green meadow alongside the Madison River in Yellowstone, with a steep pine-covered mountain in the background.
    Near West Entrance
  • A large bull elk with impressive antlers grazing in a golden grassy meadow at the edge of a pine forest in Yellowstone National Park.
    Lone Elk at the West Entrance
  • A wide shot of Beryl Spring in Yellowstone's Norris Geyser Basin featuring a deep blue boiling pool and a thick plume of white steam against a forested hillside.
    Beryl Spring , Gibbon Geyser Basin
  • A wide scenic overlook of the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone, featuring tourists walking along a boardwalk through the vast, white thermal landscape.
    Norris Geyser Trail
  • An elevated view of the Porcelain Basin in Norris, showing several vibrant milky-blue thermal pools and white silica sinter flats under a blue sky.
    Norris Geyser Basin
  • A sprawling view of the Norris Geyser Basin featuring steaming vents, turquoise pools, and white silica-crusted ground under a summer sky.
    Ledge Geyser and Pools, Porcelain Basin Trail
  • A bright turquoise thermal pool known as Scummy Pool in the Norris Geyser Basin, surrounded by barren white earth and distant evergreen forests.
    Scummy Pool, Porcelain Basin Trail
  • A landscape view of Ebony Geyser in the Porcelain Basin area of Yellowstone, featuring steam vents, white mineral crusts, and a dramatic cloudy sky.
    A landscape view of Ebony Geyser in the Porcelain Basin
  • A vibrant hydrothermal pool at Fountain Paint Pot in Yellowstone, showing orange and green bacterial mats on white sinter ground under a cloudy sky.
    Whirling Geyser, Porcelain Basin Trail
  • A scenic view of Crackling Lake in the Norris Geyser Basin, showing colorful mineral runoff and the reflection of a green pine forest in the geothermal water.
    A scenic view of Crackling Lake in the Norris Geyser Basin, showing colorful mineral runoff and the reflection of a green pine forest in the geothermal water.
  • A high-angle shot of Emerald Spring in Yellowstone, showing its characteristic deep green water caused by the reflection of sunlight through clear water onto yellow sulfur deposits.
    Emerald Spring
  • A wide shot of the Porcelain Basin at Yellowstone showing the rust-colored runoff of Whirligig Geyser against a dramatic, cloudy sky.
    Whirling Geyser
  • Close-up of the colorful orange, green, and yellow mineral runoff channels flowing from Whirligig Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin.
    Whirling Geyser, Norris Geyser Basin
  • A close-up shot of the massive steam plume rising from Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone, the world's tallest active geyser, set against a backdrop of green pine trees.
    Steamboat Geyser, Back Basin Trail
  • A close-up shot of the massive steam plume rising from Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone, the world's tallest active geyser, set against a backdrop of green pine trees.
  • A ground-level view of Veteran Geyser in the Back Basin of Norris, showing water splashing against a rocky mineral ledge with a forested hill in the distance.
    Veteran Geyser, Back Basin Trail
  • A view of Minute Geyser in Yellowstone showing orange and brown mineral runoff and steam rising from a small vent, with a weathered "ghost tree" in the foreground.
    Minute Geyser, Back Basin Trail
  • View of Blue Geyser and the milky light-blue Colloidal Pool in the Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin, surrounded by white silica sinter deposits.
    View of Blue Geyser and the milky light-blue Colloidal Pool in the Back Basin of Norris Geyser Basin
  • Cistern Spring in Yellowstone featuring a turquoise pool surrounded by "ghost trees"—dead lodgepole pines killed by the encroaching silica-rich thermal waters.
    Cistern Spring

Best Things To Do

  • Porcelain Basin Trail: This less than a mile loop boardwalk takes you to various hot springs with different colors, distinct odors, and divergent sounds. Porcelain Basin is a barren area, but its rainbow colored pungent odored hot springs and hissing steams are amazing. Try to visit early in the morning to have the best lighting and more elbow room. The peekaboo between the morning sunlight and stream make the hike truly magical. Stay on boardwalks and marked trails in thermal areas. Use only open and designated trails and avoid going too close to hot springs, steam vents, and cracks in thermal area
  • Back Basin Trail: This is a 2 mile loop boardwalk in Norris Geyser Basin that takes you to numerous hot springs and geysers. Unlike the Porcelain Basin, the Back Basin is heavily wooded area. This trail features the world’s largest active geyser Steamboat Geyser and you have to be very lucky to see Steamboat at full strength. The deep blue color Emerald spring is very close to Norris Geyser Basin Museum as well

  • Norris museum: Visit Norris museum to witness exhibits of the origins of the geothermal features found at the Norris Geyser Basin

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2 responses to “Norris Geyser Basin”

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    Jack Smith

    Beautiful

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    1. Jyothi Avatar
      Jyothi

      Thank You!

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