Norris Geyser Basin

Name: Norris Geyser Basin

 

County: Park

 

Authority Name: Norris Geyser Basin (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1104216W

Latitude: 444343N 

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 7484/2281

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Basin

 

Origin of Name: 

Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Gibbon River ... . Named for Superintendent Norris, 1877-1882. 

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

Located on the Gibbon River. Named for Superintendent Norris, 1877-1882, by himself.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Gibbon Geyser Basin, Norris Geyser Plateau

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Norris Junction

 

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