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Yellowstone Volcano Observatory Webcam
The camera looks west toward Biscuit Basin, at the north end of the Upper Geyser Basin. In the image, the Firehole River flows north (to the right). Behind it, a boardwalk passes Wall Pool, Sapphire Pool and other thermal features. In the background, the tree-covered ridge is composed of the ~114,000-year-old West Yellowstone rhyolite flow. This area hosted a variety of rock- hurling hydrothermal (steam) eruptions during the 1930s and in the wake of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake. In recent years, similar smaller blasts have been known to occur.



Disclaimer: This view is a single image from a research camera. Please be aware that the camera runs via a solar panel and cellular modem and is subject to sporadic breakdown, which may not be repaired immediately. At times, weather will obscure visibility. The internal temperature listed on the image is measured inside the camera box and can be several degrees warmer than the external environment.

Yellowstone National Park Webcams
Yellowstone National Park, View of Old Faithful Geyser as seen through the front of the visitor education center.
View of Old Faithful Geyser as 
seen through the front of the visitor education center.

This camera at Mt. Washburn is pointed in a northeasterly direction and shows views of both the Absaroka and Beartooth Mountain Ranges.
Mount Washburn 
webcam.

This camera shows a view of a ridgeline on Mt. Washburn in the foreground, and the Grand Tetons, and portions of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and Yellowstone Lake in the upper right hand corner and background. The camera is pointed in a southerly direction and may be moved throughout the season to view significant fire activity. Mount Washburn Fire 
Lookout webcam.

Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs as seen from the second floor of the Albright Visitor Center.
Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace webcam.