Early Summer In Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Early Summer 2010

When the snow and cold winds subside and Spring and early Summer roll in, Yellowstone National Park is at it's most beautiful. If you have been thinking about visiting the park, I highly recommend you make the trip. Take a look at these gorgeous photos that some good friends took while touring the park last month.

As you can see the buffalo have delivered their new calves and all are enjoying some beautiful green grass, next to a beautiful stream. These calves were actually born in early Spring and as you can see have faired well thus far.

Yellowstone National Park Facts

1) Yellowstone National Park was the first national park formed in the United States.

2) Yellowstone is designated as a World Heritage site.

3) The park covers 3,472 square miles and is larger than the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined.

4) The Yellowstone National Park actually has pieces of the park property located in three states. The majority of the park is located in Wyoming, with smaller portions in Montana and Idaho.

5) The highest point in Yellowstone is Eagle Peak which sits at an elevation of 11,358 feet.

6) The lowest point in the park is Reese Creek which lies at an elevation of only 5,282 feet.

7) The park has some of the most extreme temperature ranges anywhere in the world. Temperatures in the park are anywhere from 9° F / -13 C in January to 80° F / 27 C in July. The highest recorded temperature within the park is the record high of 98° F / 37 C recorded in 1936 at Mammoth Hot Springs. The lowest recorded temperature is -66° F / -54 C, recorded near Madison in 1933.

Here are more photos for your to enjoy

View of an absolutely gorgeous meadow, with the mountains in the background. Look closely and you will see some deer enjoying the grass and the warm temperatures.

Have you ever seen a prettier rainbow? A quick rain shower had just come through the area and the rainbow appeared shortly after it passed.

As you can see there is still snow in the higher elevations of Yellowstone. Ambient temperature drops slightly more than 3 degrees for every thousand feet of elevation you gain. The temperatures at 7500 feet and above can still be quite chilly. Remember, this park has peaks that reach as high as 11,358 feet.


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