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    Yellowstone National Park is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world, is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.

    Yellowstone National Park is the flagship of the National Park Service and a favorite to millions of visitors each year.

    * World's First National Park
    * 2,219,789 acres (Larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined)
    * Wildlife - 7 species of ungulates (bison, moose, elk, pronghorn), 2 species of bear and 67 other mammals, 322 species of birds, 16 species of fish and of course the gray wolf.
    * Plants - There are over 1,100 species of native plants, more than 200 species of exotic plants and over 400 species of thermopholes.
    * Geology - The park is home to one of the world's largest calderas with over 10,000 thermal features and more than 300 geysers. It has one of the world's largest petrifiied forests. It has over 290 waterfalls with the 308' Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River as it's showpiece.
    * Yellowstone Lake is the largest (132 sq. mi.) high altitude (7,732') lake in north america.
    * 9 visitor centers
    * 12 campgrounds (over 2,000 campsites)


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