Yellowstone's Soda Butte in Winter
by Marcy Wielfaert
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Yellowstone's Soda Butte in Winter
Artist
Marcy Wielfaert
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Photograph - Photography
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Located at the far end of Lamar Valley, toward the east end of Yellowstone National Park, Soda Butte is a cone like formation along the road that has the distinct smell of sulphur as you pass by. However, the cone was not formed of soda ash (sodium carbonate) as thought. It is really a deposit of travertine (calcium carbonate) — the same as Mammoth Hot Springs. Regardless of the chemical inaccuracy of Soda Butte, it has staying power as a place name. The map that recorded the Hayden Survey's 1871 season in the Park designated Soda Butte Creek as "Sulphur Spring Creek," but it is Soda Butte that remains on the sign in front of the cone.
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February 9th, 2022
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