Mammoth in Yellowstone National Park in Park County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Dragon's Mouth Spring

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2011

1. Dragon's Mouth Spring Marker

Inscription. An unknown park visitor named this feature around 1912, perhaps due to the water that frequently surged from the cave like the lashing of a dragon's tongue. Until 1994, this dramatic wave-like action ofter splashed water as far as the boardwalk. The rumbling sounds are caused by steam and other gasses exploding through the water causing it to crash against the walls of the hidden caverns.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 44° 37.489′ N, 110° 26.043′ W. Marker is in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, in Park County. It is in Mammoth. It is on Grand Loop Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yellowstone National Park WY 82190, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bighorn Basin

and in Greater Yellowstone.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Mud Volcano (here, next to this marker); Cooking Hillside (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Grizzly Fumarole (about 700 feet away); Mud Geyser (approx. 0.2 miles away); Volcanic Landscape (approx. ¼ mile away); Sulphur Caldron (approx. ¼ mile away); Churning Caldron (approx. ¼ mile away); Black Dragon’s Caldron (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yellowstone National Park.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, July 28, 2015

2. Dragon's Mouth Spring Marker

Dragon's Mouth Spring image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 9, 2011

3. Dragon's Mouth Spring

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on September 3, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on August 20, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.