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Yellowstone Petrified Tree Tours and Tickets

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1. Yellowstone Petrified Tree:

The Yellowstone Petrified Tree is a major attraction in the Yellowstone National Park and is located on the Yellowstone Lake. It is one of the most intriguing features in the park due to its size and the manner in which it was formed.

This towering tree, believed to be a coniferous tree that existed over 50 million years ago, was preserved in a mineral-rich environment, where unique processes took place that turned the wood into rock. The result is a fossilized tree that can be seen, studied and admired to this day.

The tree stands at an impressive 27 feet (8.23 meters) and is believed to be over 100 million years old. It is an incredible sight to see and a reminder of the power and wonder of nature.

2. Working Time and Phone:

Yellowstone National Park is open all year round, although certain areas may be closed during winter months due to heavy snowfall.

For information about the Yellowstone Petrified Tree or the park in general, you can contact the Yellowstone National Park Service at (307) 344-7381.

3. Ticket info and Transportation:

Entry to Yellowstone National Park requires a park pass, which can be obtained at any park entrance for a fee of $35 per vehicle.

Visitors can access the Petrified Tree by driving along the East Entrance Road. The tree is located near the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center and can be reached by a short trail.

Alternatively, visitors can take a guided tour of the park, which may include a stop at the Petrified Tree. Tours can be arranged through the park service or via private tour companies.

Yellowstone National Park

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1. Yellowstone Petrified Tree:

The tree stands at an impressive 27 feet (8.23 meters) and is believed to be over 100 million years old. It is an incredible sight to see and a reminder of the power and wonder of nature.

2. Working Time and Phone:

Yellowstone National Park is open all year round, although certain areas may be closed during winter months due to heavy snowfall.

For information about the Yellowstone Petrified Tree or the park in general, you can contact the Yellowstone National Park Service at (307) 344-7381.

3. Ticket info and Transportation:

Entry to Yellowstone National Park requires a park pass, which can be obtained at any park entrance for a fee of $35 per vehicle.

Visitors can access the Petrified Tree by driving along the East Entrance Road. The tree is located near the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center and can be reached by a short trail.

Alternatively, visitors can take a guided tour of the park, which may include a stop at the Petrified Tree. Tours can be arranged through the park service or via private tour companies.

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While it’s hard to believe from looking at Yellowstone’s eruptive landscape today, there was once a time when this corner of Wyoming was covered in towering trees. Much like the Redwoods of California, these trees were prolific and crawled across hillsides and thrust their way towards the sky, with many species of tropical plants like cinnamon growing nearby. That all changed about 55 million years ago, when explosive eruptions of Yellowstone’s volcanoes forever altered the landscape. Trees were uprooted and caught in debris fields, slipping and sliding in the mud, before finally settling in upright positions like toothpicks standing on end. While many of those trees would eventually die, a few that were fossilized and petrified like stone are still in the park today—the most famous being the Yellowstone Petrified Tree just west of Tower Junction. Located within a protective fence (to keep souvenir looters at bay), the Petrified Tree is a window back to Yellowstone’s tropical past, when the peaks of the mountains we see today were once at the valley floor.The Petrified Tree is by the Lost Lake Trailhead, and is accessible via a short hike about 1⁄4 mile off the Grand Loop Road. The turnoff is located just west of Tower Junction when traveling in the direction of Mammoth Hot Springs, and the trail also features panoramic views looking south towards the peak of Mt Washburn.

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