Old Faithful Geyser Remains Ever Popular

July 1, 2009 · Filed Under Advertising by Kalyani Mukherjee·

The Yellowstone National Park of United States is one of the most visited public parks of the continent. Spanning across 3468 square miles, the park is primarily located in the state of Wyoming even though it extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone is famous for its picturesque lakes, canyons, rivers and geological features, of which perhaps the most popular is the Old Faithful Geyser.

Old Faithful is a cone geyser which erupts around 90 minutes apart, on an average. The eruptions of hot water range between 3700 to 4800 gallons and reach an average height of 145 feet however eruptions reaching as high as 185 have also been recorded. The geyser gets its name in fact from the more or less predictable time lag between two eruptions which may last from 1.5 minutes to 5 minutes. The reliability of the eruptions owe to the fact that the geyser is unconnected to any other thermal feature of the Upper Geyser Basin.

Till date more that 137,000 eruptions of the Old Faithful Geyser have been recorded. However recent observations show that the length of the interval between eruptions has increased which has made it more predictable, in fact.

The Old Faithful falls in Wyoming area of the Yellowstone National Park and visitors can stay at the nearby Old Faithful Inn. Also check out www.ooha.com for hotel deals in West Yellowstone Montana.

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