Steaming blue and turquoise Sapphire Pool surrounded by pale mineral ground and wooded ridges in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park

This panoramic landscape photograph shows Sapphire Pool, a vivid blue geothermal pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. Rising steam softens the view across the mineral basin, while wooded ridges and clear autumn light add depth.
Panoramic autumn landscape of steaming blue Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park.
Steaming Sapphire Pool surrounded by mineral ground and wooded ridges in Yellowstone National Park.
30.09.2012 · Sapphire Pool, Biscuit Basin, Teton County, Wyoming, 82180, United States
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A wide landscape view of Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park. The vivid blue geothermal pool is partly veiled by steam, with pale mineral ground, sparse trees, and wooded rocky ridges beneath a clear autumn sky.

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Captured on September 30, 2012, the image looks across Sapphire Pool from an elevated viewpoint. Blue and turquoise water fill the foreground and right side of the composition, with dense steam, pale mineral ground, sparse trees, and rocky forested hills visible beyond. The scene is located in Teton County, Wyoming, within Yellowstone National Park’s Upper Geyser Basin area.

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What does this photograph show?

It shows steaming blue Sapphire Pool surrounded by pale mineral ground and wooded ridges in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Where was the image captured?

The image was captured at Sapphire Pool in Biscuit Basin, Teton County, Wyoming.

When was the photograph taken?

It was taken on September 30, 2012, during autumn.

Is Sapphire Pool inside a protected area?

Yes. The supplied geographic analysis places it within Yellowstone National Park.

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