Lion Geyser

{{Infobox hot spring

| name = Lion Geyser

| photo = LionGeyser-Jones1987.jpg

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| photo_caption = Eruption, 1987

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| location = Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming

| coordinates = {{coord|44.4640243|-110.8309603}}

| coords_ref = {{cite rcn|9059|Lion Geyser}}

| elevation = {{convert|7405|ft}} {{cite gnis|1609391|Lion Geyser}}

| hot_spring_type = Cone geyser

| height = {{convert|90|ft|m}}

| duration = 7 minutes

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| temperature = {{convert|92.1|C|F}}

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Lion Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is located in the Geyser Hill complex.{{cite web |title=Geyser Hill |publisher=Geyser Observation and Study Association |url=http://www.geyserstudy.org/searchresults.aspx?pParams=1&pField=ynp&pBasin=upper&pComplex=GEYSERHILL |access-date=2010-11-11 |archive-date=2010-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129054231/http://geyserstudy.org/searchresults.aspx?pParams=1&pField=YNP&pBasin=UPPER&pComplex=GEYSERHILL |url-status=dead }}

It was named for the roaring sound of steam releasing during an eruption.{{cite gosa|LION|Lion Geyser}} Eruptions can reach {{convert|90|ft}} and last from 1 to 7 minutes. Lion is the largest of the Lion Group which includes Little Cub Geyser and the currently inactive Big Cub and Lioness geysers.{{cite web |title=Lion Group of Geysers |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/oldfaithful/liong.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061027103236/http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/oldfaithful/liong.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 27, 2006}}

{{Gallery

|title=Images of Lion Geyser

|width=150

|file:LionGeyser-Keller1965.jpg|Eruption, 1967

|file:Heart Spring and Lion Geyser in Yellowstone NP.jpg|Lion Geyser behind Heart Spring

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