Name: Calcite Springs

 

County: Park

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1102342W

Latitude: 445424N

 

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Elevation: 6119/1865

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Feature Type: Spring

 

Origin of Name:

Thermal springs in the bottom of the canyon of Yellowstone River, above the mouth of Tower Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Named by E. T. Allen and A. L. Day for thin layers of calcite in nearby deposits.

Source: Decisions, 1937

 

Other Names: Burning Spring, Junction Valley Springs

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Tower Junction

 

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