Yellowstone National Park World Heritage Site

Official name

Yellowstone National Park | UNESCO

Country

United States | Map

Continent

North America

Location

Northwest corner of the State of Wyoming and relatively small adjacent areas of the States of Montana and Idaho
44.4605° Lat, -110.8277° Lon | Map

Code

28

Time Zone

America/New_York (EST, -0500)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 1978. The vast natural forest of Yellowstone National Park covers nearly 9,000 km 2 ; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho. Yellowstone contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world's largest concentration of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or two thirds of all those on the planet). Established in 1872, Yellowstone is equally known for its wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and wapitis.