Name: Castle Geyser

 

County: Teton

 

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Longitude:  1105003W

Latitude: 442750N

 

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Elevation: 7333/2235

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Feature Type: Geyser

 

Origin of Name:

Geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., about 700 yards northwest of Old Faithful Geyser, in Upper Geyser Basin. Named by Lieutenant Doane, with the Washburn party, 1870, because its cone resembled a partially ruined old feudal castle.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Old Faithful

 

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