Outline of Yellowstone National Park

The following articles relate to the history, geography, geology, flora, fauna, structures and recreation in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park history

Exploration
- Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition - 1869 exploration of Yellowstone river and lake
- Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition - 1870 exploration of Yellowstone river, lake and Firehole river basin
  - Fort Ellis - Starting point of the Washburn Expedition
- Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 - First of five surveys by Hayden in Yellowstone
Native Americans
- Nez Perce National Historic Trail - Nez Perce tribe traversed Yellowstone during Nez Perce War of 1877
People
- Explorers
  - Robert Adams, Jr. - U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875
  - Jim Bridger - Mountain man familiar with Yellowstone region (1856)
  - John Colter - First person of European descent to visit Yellowstone region
  - Lt.Gustavus C. Doane - U.S. Army Cavalry escort during Washburn expedition of 1870
  - Truman C. Everts - former U.S. Assessor for the Montana Territory, member of Washburn Expedition
  - Warren Angus Ferris - Early Yellowstone region trapper
  - Arnold Hague - U.S. Geological Surveys 1880s
  - Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden - U.S. Geological Surveys 1871-1875
  - Nathaniel P. Langford - Member of Washburn expedition and first park superintendent
  - William F. Raynolds - Early explorer in Yellowstone region
  - Alexander Ross (fur trader) - Early fur trader in Yellowstone region
  - Osborne Russell - Early trapper to visit region and describe the Lamar Valley (1834)
  - Cyrus Thomas - agricultural statistician and entomologist on the 1871 Hayden survey
  - Henry D. Washburn - Leader of Washburn expedition
- Park superintendents and administrators
  - Horace M. Albright - Park superintendent (1919–1929)
  - Frazier Boutelle - Park superintendent (1889–1890)
  - Harry W. Frantz - Director of publicity 1923 - named Grand Loop Road
  - John W. Meldrum - 1st U.S. Commissioner to Yellowstone (1894–1935)
  - Philetus Norris - Second park superintendent
- Park rangers
  - Harry Yount - First park ranger
  - Isabel Bassett Wasson - the first female ranger in Yellowstone
- Engineers and architects
  - Hiram M. Chittenden - U.S. Army Engineer
  - Dan Christie Kingman - U.S. Army Engineer
  - Herbert Maier - Yellowstone architect (1929–31)
  - Robert Reamer - Old Faithful Inn architect
- Photographers, artists and illustrators
  - Heinrich C. Berann - Panoramic artist
  - Albert Bierstadt - Early Yellowstone artist
  - Frank Jay Haynes - Official park photographer 1884-1921
  - William Henry Jackson - US Geological Survey photographer 1869-1878
  - Thomas Moran - Early Yellowstone artist - guest member of 1871 Hayden Geological Survey
  - Birger Sandzén - Sweden artist
- Naturalists and scientists
  - Thomas D. Brock - Microbiologist
  - Don G. Despain - Botanist - Yellowstone flora specialist
  - Shaun Ellis (wolf researcher)
  - Henry Gannett - Geographer, member of Hayden Surveys, named Electric Peak
  - George Bird Grinnell - Early naturalist promoting Yellowstone
  - William Henry Holmes - Early geologist documenting Yellowstone geothermal features
  - A. Starker Leopold - author of the 1963 Leopold Report-Wildlife Management in the National Parks
  - Bill McGuire - Volcano researcher
  - L. David Mech - Wolf researcher
  - Adolph Murie - National Park Service Wildlife Biologist - published seminar study on coyotes in Yellowstone (1940)
- Military
  - John W. Barlow - Explored Yellowstone at same time as 1871 Hayden expedition
  - William W. Belknap - Secretary of War (1869–1876) - Guided by Lt. Gustavus C. Doane on two week visit in 1876 to Yellowstone that followed Washburn route.
  - Chris Madsen - U.S. Army guide - guided U.S. President Chester A. Arthur in Yellowstone (1883)
  - General Philip Sheridan - Early U.S. Army protector of Yellowstone
  - Captain Wilber E. Wilder - Acting Superintendent, March 15, 1899 – June 23, 1899
  - Captain Samuel B. M. Young - Acting Superintendent, June 23, 1897 – November 15, 1897; Full Superintendent as a General, June 1, 1907 – November 28, 1908
- Politicians
  - William H. Clagett - Montana Territorial Congressman, 1871–1872 - Introduced park creation bill in U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 1871
  - Henry L. Dawes - Congressman from Massachusetts (1863–1873) - strong supporter of park creation. Chester Dawes, his son was a member of the 1871 Hayden survey and Anna the first boat on Yellowstone Lake was named after his daughter: Anna Dawes
  - William D. Kelley - In 1871, he was the first Washington politician to suggest of what would later become Yellowstone National Park
  - John F. Lacey - Iowa Congressman who sponsored The Lacey Act of 1884 to protect Yellowstone wildlife from poachers.
  - Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) - Secretary of Interior (March 1885 - January 1888) - Lamar River is named after him.
  - Guy R. Pelton - U.S. congressman who died in Yellowstone (1890)
  - Samuel C. Pomeroy - Kansas Senator, 1861–1873 - Introduced park creation bill into U.S. Senate on December 18, 1871
  - Lyman Trumbull - Senator from Illinois who supported Yellowstone creation act - Father of Walter Trumbull, a member of the Washburn Party
  - George Graham Vest - Senator from Missouri (1879–1903) - Self-appointed protector of Yellowstone
- Promoters
  - Jay Cooke - Northern Pacific Railroad - Financed Nathaniel P. Langford's 1871 lectures on Yellowstone exploration
Historic events
- Expeditions and the protection of Yellowstone (1869–1890)
- Nez Perce in Yellowstone Park
- History of the National Park Service
- 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake
- Mission 66 - National Park Service ten-year program to prepare parks for 1966 50th Anniversary
- Teton–Yellowstone tornado - F4 tornado - July 21, 1987
- Yellowstone fires of 1988
Advocates
- Greater Yellowstone Coalition
- Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
Concessionaires
- Harry W. Child - Assembled and operated the Yellowstone Park Company
- Hamilton's Stores (Yellowstone National Park)
- John F. Yancey - operated Yancey's Pleasant Valley Hotel, 1884–1903
- Xanterra Parks and Resorts

Geography

Rivers
- Bechler River
- Crawfish Creek
- Fall River
- Firehole River
- Gallatin River
- Gardner River
- Gibbon River
- Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
- Heart River
- Lamar River
- Lewis River
- Madison River
- Slough Creek
- Snake River
- Yellowstone River
Lakes
- Grebe Lake
- Heart Lake
- Isa Lake
- Lewis Lake
- Shoshone Lake
- Trout Lake
- Wrangler Lake
- Yellowstone Lake
Mountains
- Abiathar Peak
- Absaroka Range
- Antler Peak
- Barronette Peak
- Bunsen Peak
- Clagett Butte
- Colter Peak
- Cook Peak
- Douglas Knob
- Druid Peak
- Dunraven Peak
- Eagle Peak (Wyoming)
- Electric Peak
- Folsom Peak
- Gallatin Range
- Gray Peak (Wyoming)
- Hedges Peak
- Mount Chittenden
- Mount Doane
- Mount Everts
- Mount Hancock
- Mount Haynes
- Mount Holmes
- Mount Hornaday
- Mount Jackson
- Mount Norris
- Mount Schurz
- Mount Sheridan
- Mount Stevenson
- Mount Washburn
- National Park Mountain
- Prospect Peak
- Specimen Ridge
- Terrace Mountain
- The Thunderer
- Trischman Knob
- Younts Peak
Waterfalls
- Bechler Falls
- Firehole Falls
- Iris Falls
- Kepler Cascades
- Lewis Falls
- Moose Falls
- Mystic Falls
- Tower Fall
- Terraced Falls
- Union Falls
- Virginia Cascades
- Yellowstone Falls
Roads and passes
- Beartooth Highway
- Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway
- Craig Pass
- Dunraven Pass
- Golden Gate Canyon
- Grand Loop Road
- Kingman Pass
- Sylvan Pass (Wyoming)
- Yellowstone Trail
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway

Geology

Geysers and thermal features
- Yellowstone Caldera
- Yellowstone Plateau
- Yellowstone hotspot
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
- Lone Star Geyser Basin
  - Lone Star Geyser
- Lower Geyser Basin
- Midway Geyser Basin
- Upper Geyser Basin
- West Thumb Geyser Basin
- Norris Geyser Basin
- Gibbon Geyser Basin
  - Beryl Spring
- Mammoth Hot Springs
  - Mammoth Hot Springs
- Yellowstone River
  - Sulphur Spring
Geologic formations
- Huckleberry Ridge Tuff
- Inspiration Point
- Lava Creek Tuff
- Mesa Falls Tuff
- Obsidian Cliff
- Overhanging Cliff
- Sheepeater Cliff

Flora

Fauna

American bison
Amphibians and reptiles of Yellowstone National Park
Animals of Yellowstone
Bighorn sheep
Birds of Yellowstone National Park
Grizzly bear
Elk
Fishes of Yellowstone National Park
Gray wolf
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
History of wolves in Yellowstone
Leopold Report - Seminal 1963 study: "Wildlife Management in the National Parks"
Pronghorn
Small mammals of Yellowstone National Park
Wolf reintroduction
Yellowstone cutthroat trout
Yellowstone Park bison herd

Districts and structures

Recreation

Angling in Yellowstone National Park
Trails of Yellowstone National Park
- Continental Divide Trail - Traverses southwest corner of the park

Media coverage

Yellowstone (UK TV series)

Trivia

J. Audubon Woodlore - Fictional Disney ranger from Brownstone Park (a parody of Yellowstone)
Salvatore Vasapolli - Photographic artist that produces Yellowstone calendars
Supervolcano (docudrama) - 2005 BBC/Discovery Channel docudrama centered on the fictional eruption of the volcanic caldera of Yellowstone National Park
USS Yellowstone (AD-27) - Shenandoah-class destroyer tender named for Yellowstone National Park (1945)
USS Yellowstone (AD-41) - Yellowstone-class destroyer tender (1979)
Yellowstone (film) - 1936 Murder mystery staged in Yellowstone
Yellowstone Trail - Early transcontinental highway project
Yellowstone: The Music of Nature - Yellowstone inspired music by Mannheim Steamroller (1989).
Boeing Yellowstone Project - a project to replace its entire civil aircraft portfolio with advanced technology aircraft.

Entrance communities

Montana
- Gardiner, Montana
- Cooke City-Silver Gate
- Livingston, Montana
- West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone Airport - Located in West Yellowstone, Montana
- Yellowstone National Park (part), Montana
Wyoming
- Cody, Wyoming
- Yellowstone Regional Airport - Located in Cody, Wyoming
- Jackson, Wyoming
- Jackson Hole Airport
Highways
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway - Connects Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone
- U.S. Route 14 - Eastern entrance 44°29′18.42″N 110°00′13.8″W / 44.4884500°N 110.003833°W / 44.4884500; -110.003833
- U.S. Route 20 - Western entrance, Eastern entrance
- U.S. Route 89 - Northern entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 191 - Western entrance, Southern entrance
- U.S. Route 212 - Northeast entrance
- U.S. Route 287 - Western entrance, Southern entrance

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