Highlight • Natural Monument
Back Basin
Hiking
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Jamie S.
September 3, 2024
Hiking
Back Basin is located in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, a geothermal hotspot. Unlike the more barren Porcelain Basin, Back Basin is forested with young lodgepole pines growing among …
Anna
August 27, 2024
Hiking
Very easy to reach on the flat wooden walkway, very hot on sunny days
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Elevation 2,290 m
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