Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The Northeast Entrance Station, dating from 1935, is listed as a National Historic Landmark.
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Warm Creek picnic area and access for fishing in Soda Butte Creek.
Abiathar Peak exhibits layers of lava and volcanic mudflows.
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Short road to parking for the
Pebble Creek Trail.
The trail is a 12-mile (19 km)
loop that passes between Barronette Peak and Mount Hornaday through forests, meadows,
and mountain views. The trail meets the entrance road again at Pebble Creek campground.
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Turn out to get a good look at red-streaked
Abiathar Peak
(pronounced uh-BYE-
uh-ther). Paleontologist Charles Abiathar White helped the early Yellowstone expeditions,
and the U.S. Geological Survey honored him with his own mountain. Behind Abiathar is
Am-
phitheater Mountain
on the park's eastern boundary.
Timberline
What determines how far up a mountainside trees will grow? This depends on the latitude
and the characteristics of the particular mountain. Factors such as rainfall, amount of wind
and sun, temperature, steepness, and type of soil also affect tree growth. At Yellowstone's
