Obsidian Cliff (Wyo.)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
צוק האובסידיאן (ויומינג)
Name (Latin)
Obsidian Cliff (Wyo.)
Other forms of name
Effervescent Spring (Wyo.)
Coordinates
-110.728 -110.728 44.8189 44.8189 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Cliffs Wyoming
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q949701
Library of congress: sh2004005465
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Obsidian Cliff, Yellowstone National Park, 1888.
  • GNIS, Dec. 5, 2003(Obsidian Cliff; Cliff; Park County, Wyoming; cliff; variant name: Effervescent Spring; 44⁰49ʹ15ʺN 110⁰43ʹ38ʺW)
  • Yellowstone National Park, 1948:p. 171 (Now above the road on the left rises a black, glistening mountain, Obsidian Cliff.)
  • Nature's Yellowstone, 1974:p. 49 (Closer to the hub of our clock we have passed Roaring Mountain, and then, a few miles farther up the highway, Obsidian Cliff.)
Wikipedia description:

Obsidian Cliff, also known as 48YE433, was an important source of lithic materials for prehistoric peoples in Yellowstone National Park near Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States. The cliff was named by Philetus Norris, the second park superintendent in 1878. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.

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