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Tower Junction in the region of Wyoming is a town located in United States - some 1,753 mi or ( 2821 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital .
Local time in Tower Junction is now 02:59 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Denver " with a UTC offset of -6 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Driggs, Saint Anthony, Big Timber, Billings, and Bozeman. When in this area, you might want to check out Driggs . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Tower Junction ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Bison scratching his head, Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone - Downstream
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone downstream of the Lower Falls. ..
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone - View 2
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Interesting facts about this location
Tower Fall
Tower Fall is a waterfall on Tower Creek in the northeastern region of Yellowstone National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Approximately 1,000 yards upstream from the creek's confluence with the Yellowstone River, the fall plunges 132 feet (40 m). Its name comes from the rock pinnacles at the top of the fall. Tower Creek and Tower Falls are located approximately three miles south of Roosevelt Junction on the Tower-Canyon road.
Located at 44.89 -110.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Prospect Peak (Park County, Wyoming)
Prospect Peak el. 9,527 feet is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The summit is located approximately 6 miles west southwest of Tower Junction. Between 1883-85, members of the Arnold Hague Geological Surveys named the peak Surprise Peak for reasons not now known. In 1880, then superintendent Philetus Norris had named the peak Mount Stephans for one of his assistants, C. N. Stephans.
Located at 44.89 -110.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Specimen Ridge
Specimen Ridge, el. 8,574 feet is an approximately 8.5-mile ridge along the south rim of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. The ridge separates the Lamar Valley from Mirror Plateau. The ridge is oriented northwest to southeast from the Tower Junction area to Amethyst Mountain. The ridge is known for its abundance of amethyst, opal and petrified wood. It was referred to as Specimen Mountain by local miners and was probably named by prospectors well before 1870.
Located at 44.87 -110.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Folsom Peak
Folsom Peak el. 9,334 feet is a mountain peak in the Washburn Range of Yellowstone National Park. The peak was named in 1895 by geologist Arnold Hague to honor David E. Folsom, a member of the Cook–Folsom–Peterson Expedition of 1869. Folsom, Peterson and Cook were some of the 1st explorers of the Yellowstone region to publish their exploration.
Located at 44.87 -110.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Plateaus of Yellowstone National Park
There are 9 named plateaus in Yellowstone National Park. These plateaus are part of the much larger Yellowstone Plateau and dominate areas in the park south and west of the Gallatin and Absaroka mountain ranges. Four of the plateaus are from rhyolite lava flows that occurred between 110,000 and 70,000 years ago.
Located at 44.92 -110.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
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