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Yellowstone National ParkStunning views of Minerva Terrace are located at Mammoth Hot Springs.
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Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Historian

Yellowstone’s historian, Lee Whittlesey, is available to researchers during his office hours, Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Please contact Mr. Whittlesey in advance at (307) 344-2261 or via email at e-mail us
Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988  

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.

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Last Updated: April 17, 2007 at 12:52 EST