Hayden Valley
| Hayden Valley | ||
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 Bison in the Hayden Valley |
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| location | Wyoming (USA) | |
| Waters | Yellowstone River | |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 38 '38 " N , 110 ° 27' 20" W | |
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The Hayden Valley is a wide, flat valley between Yellowstone Lake and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park in the US state of Wyoming . In 1874 Lord Dunraven named it after the geologist Ferdinand V. Hayden , who led two research trips to the Yellowstone area in the second half of the 19th century.
The Yellowstone River and, parallel to it, the road from Yellowstone Lake to Canyon Village meander through the valley . The Hayden Valley is popular with park visitors for its abundant wildlife. Often large may Bison RANGES be observed, sometimes elk , moose , wolves and grizzly bears . The Hayden Valley is located in a caldera that was formed during the last major volcanic eruption over 600,000 years ago. During the last glacial period , the bed of Yellowstone Lake was formed, with the Hayden Valley as part of it. When the water slowly withdrew from the valley and the lake was resized to its present size, it left a fine silt and clay soil. This soil allows good food for game to grow, but only to a limited extent trees.
literature
- Aubrey L. Haines: The Yellowstone Story - A History of our First National Park. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, 1996, two volumes: ISBN 0-87081-390-0 and ISBN 0-87081-391-9
