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Terrace at Hot Springs State Park
Fig. 1

Terrace at Hot Springs State Park

Photo: charkes · CC BY-SA 3.0

Landform

Rainbow travertine terraces and a large hot spring on the Bighorn River at Thermopolis.

Field note

Wyoming State Parks holds Hot Springs State Park at Thermopolis. The Rainbow Terraces are travertine built by the Big Spring where it meets the Bighorn River, and the state bathhouse is free to use. This is not Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas.

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