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Yellowstone National Park

Natural World Heritage property in United States, inscribed in 1978 under criteria (vii), (viii), (ix), (x).

Yellowstone National Park, United States
Photo: James St. John from Newark, Ohio · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
CahokiaCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCarlsbad Caverns National ParkChaco Culture World Heritage SiteDinosaur Provincial ParkEl Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere ReserveGrand Canyon National ParkHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpMesa Verde National ParkNinstintsOlympic National ParkPimachiowin AkiPoverty PointRedwood National and State ParksTaos PuebloWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkYellowstone National ParkYosemite National Park44.600° N, 110.500° W
State Party
United States
Year of inscription
1978
Criteria
viiviiiixx
Area of property
8,983 km²
Location
Wyoming, Idaho
What it is
National Park of the United States, biosphere reserve
Founded or built
1872
Component parts
2 (serial property)
Elevation
2,470 m
Visitors a year
4,744,353 (2024) · ranking
Official website
nps.gov/yell
Reference
WHC 28 · Wikidata Q351

Why it is on the List

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty.(viii)An outstanding record of the major stages of Earth’s history: the record of life, geological processes or landforms.(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, Canada506 kmWriting-on-Stone Provincial ParkCanada · 2019CulturalWaterton-Glacier International Peace Park, Canada553 kmWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkCanada · 1995NaturalHead-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Canada619 kmHead-Smashed-In Buffalo JumpCanada · 1981CulturalDinosaur Provincial Park, Canada689 kmDinosaur Provincial ParkCanada · 1979NaturalMesa Verde National Park, United States833 kmMesa Verde National ParkUnited States · 1978CulturalCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site, Canada879 kmCanadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage SiteCanada · 1984Natural
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