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Yellowstone National Park

Observation Point Trail

Hiking

Water and steam erupt out of a geyser while people watch. — Photo: NPS / Diane Renkin

Length	about 1.1 miles as mapped by NPS
Surface	Earth
Open to	Hiking
High point	about 7,600 ft
Low point	about 7,350 ft

Observation Point Trail is a trail in Yellowstone National Park.

Nearby

Trails

Upper Geyser Hill Trail 0.9 mi long · 0.1 mi away
Upper Geyser Basin Trail 2.5 mi long · 0.3 mi away
Kepler Cascade Ski Trail 1.1 mi long · 0.5 mi away
Howard Eaton Trail: Old Faithful-Lone Star Geyser 2.9 mi long · 0.7 mi away

Places

Firehole River Point of Interest · 0.2 mi
Blue Star Spring Spring · 0.2 mi
Old Faithful Lodge Public Restroom Restroom · 0.2 mi
Plume Geyser Geyser · 0.2 mi
Doublet Pool Geyser · 0.2 mi
Beehive Geyser Geyser · 0.2 mi
Anemone Geyser Geyser · 0.2 mi
Aurum Geyser Geyser · 0.2 mi

Facts on this page draw on the National Park Service: Observation Point Trailhead (nps.gov)

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