West Triplet Geyser

{{Short description|Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park}}

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| name = West Triplet Geyser

| photo = West Triplet Geyser UGB YNP1.jpg

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| photo_caption = West Triplet Geyser's crater

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| location = Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA

| coordinates = {{coord|44.466378|110.8369979}}

| coords_ref = {{cite rcn|9126|West Triplet Geyser|accessdate=2011-02-12}}

| elevation = {{convert|7342|ft}}

| hot_spring_type = Fountain geyser

| height = 1-10 feet

| duration = minutes to hours

| frequency = hours to days

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| temperature = {{convert|87|°C|°F}}

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West Triplet Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. West Triplet Geyser is {{convert|85|ft}} south of Grand Geyser.{{cite gnis|id=1829160|name=West Triplet Geyser|accessdate=2011-02-12}} Its activity is related to that of Grand and Rift geysers. West Triplet erupts to a height of about {{convert|10|ft|m}}, usually during Grand's quiet periods. Before 1947 it displayed regular activity, erupting about every three hours.{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=T. Scott|title=The Geysers of Yellowstone|year=1995|publisher=University Press of Colorado|isbn=0-87081-365-X|page=68}}

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