Yellowstone - a treasure of nature, where the collected snow-white
peaks, snow-white geysers, mud volcanoes, colored lakes, around which the
buffalo roam and the deer. This is the world's first national park was
established March 1, 1872. Area 898.3 ha. Park the most part (96%) located
in Wyoming, Montana and a few (3%) and Idaho (1%).
The main thing about the park:
-length from north to south - 102 km
-length from west to east - 87 km
-highest point - 3 462m (Eagle Peak)
-80% Of territory covered by forest, 15% - meadows, 5% - water
-January temperature: -13 0 C (maximum: -54 0 sup> C (1933), in July: +27 0 C (maximum : +37 0 sup> C (2002)
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