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Norris Geyser Basin in the History of Yellowstone

editor — Sun, 26 Jun 2016 20:48:00 +0000

None of the famous early expeditions visited this geyser basin. It was not until 1872 that a man named Eugene S. Topping and his companion happened to notice steam rising far to the south from the top of Observation Peak (their name for present-day Bunsen Peak near Mammoth). Topping and party were the first known visitors to the area, but Superintendent Norris, for whom the basin is named, was the first to explore and describe it fully a few years later. Now there’s no hotel at Norris, but a succession of facilities followed each other in this area in the

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Norris Geyser Basin

editor — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Give yourself a few hours at Norris Geyser Basin for a walk through a thermal area very different from all the others in the park. A ranger-interpreter is often roving in Norris Geyser Basin during daylight hours, and it’s always worthwhile for a visitor to go along with him or her to learn what’s currently interesting in the basin. The features at Norris change so rapidly that only someone on the spot almost daily can keep up. S© (4) D The short Norris Geyser Basin side road goes directly west from Norris Junction. At road’s end, you’ll find restrooms and

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