Yellowstone National Park
Also known as YELL, Yellow Stone, Yellow Stone National Park, Yellowstone N. Park, Yellowstone National Parc, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, Yellowstone National Park, WY, Yellowstone NP, Yellowstone park, Yellowstone Park
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Europe and North America
United States
Inscribed
1978
Area
898,349 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Yellowstone National Park is about 180 km north-east of Idaho Falls.
Nearest towns and cities
- Bozeman · about 45,000 peopleabout 130 km north
- Idaho Falls · about 79,000 peopleabout 180 km south-west
- Billings · about 105,000 peopleabout 200 km north-east
- Butte · about 34,000 peopleabout 220 km north-west
- Pocatello · about 64,000 peopleabout 250 km south-west
- Helena · about 39,000 peopleabout 250 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
CanadaCultural506 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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