Pink Cone Geyser facts for kids

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Pink Cone Geyser eruption
Location	Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°32′34″N 110°47′46″W / 44.5428865°N 110.7962493°W / 44.5428865; -110.7962493
Type	Cone geyser
Eruption height	30 feet (9.1 m)
Frequency	9 to 22 hours
Duration	1.5 to 2 hours
Temperature	91.3 °C (196.3 °F)

Pink Cone Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Labial's Satellite Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Geyser.

Eruptions last 1.5 to 2 hours with a maximum height of 30 feet (9.1 m) high. The interval between eruptions is 18 to 25 hours.

History

Pink Cone Geyser was named by the Hayden Survey. The geyser's siliceous sinter cone is a dark pinkish-red attributed to manganese oxide and iron oxide staining. Similar coloration occurs at some nearby geysers, including Pink Geyser and Narcissus Geyser. This indicates a common water chemistry, but their behaviors do not affect each other.