Upper and Lower Mammoth Terraces Trail
A self-guided tour of one of the many incredible natural phenonomea in Yellowstone National Park.
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Upper and Lower Mammoth Terraces Trail Details
This short trail is intended to be a self-guided tour of one of the many incredible natural phenonomea in Yellowstone National Park. Part boardwalk, part paved trail, this series of short loops is a great way to see travertine terraces, the strange honeycomb of small fissures and springs in the earth's surface. A trail guide is avalible from the Visitor Center, and features the brillant yellow Canary Spring, and New Blue Spring, as well as other phenonmea, like how calcium carbonate crystallizes on plants growing in the area. The Lower Terrace tends to be more popular, and consequently more crowded.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
1.0 miles
Estimated time
20 minutes
Region
N/A
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Upper and Lower Mammoth Terraces Trail
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0.1 mi away
Lower Terrace
Includes the Opal Terrace, which grows by about a foot a year.
0.3 mi away
Mammoth Hot Springs
Water heated far below the earth's surface flows through a limestone-rich fault at Mammoth Hot Springs.
0.3 mi away
Sepulcher Mountain
Climb 3,400 feet through forest and meadows to the 9,652 foot summit.
0.3 mi away
Mammoth
Located on the south end of Mammoth, south of the old Child's House, across the street from Liberty Cap.
