Shell Geyser – Spring in Teton, Wyoming

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1848586

Location

State Wyoming

County Teton

Feature Class Spring

Coordinates

DMS

44°29'05"N 110°51'24"W

Decimal Degrees

44.4846546, -110.8566003

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Old Faithful

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Three River Junction

13.6 mi S

Also Known As

Shell Spring

Hydrography

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Description

A thermal spring in Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP

History

So named because of its pearly lining.

Nearby Features

Jewel Geyser Spring · 0.0 mi SE
Silver Globe Spring · 0.0 mi NW
Sapphire Pool Spring · 0.1 mi ENE
Mustard Springs Spring · 0.1 mi NE
Black Diamond Pool Spring · 0.1 mi ENE
Black Opal Pool Spring · 0.2 mi ENE
Biscuit Basin Basin · 0.2 mi SE
Little Firehole River Stream · 0.2 mi E
Iron Spring Creek Stream · 0.2 mi S
Rusty Geyser Spring · 0.2 mi E

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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