- Fishing Cone
Fishing Cone is a
geyser in the West Thumb Geyser Basin ofYellowstone National Park in theUnited States .In the earlier part of the 20th century, this cone has eruptions as high as 40 feet (12 m). [cite web | last = Duckworth | first = Carolyn , ed. | year = 2005 | url = http://www.nps.gov/yell/publications/pdfs/handbook/2005/ch10.pdf | title = Major Areas of the Park | format = PDF | work = Yellowstone Resources and Issues 2005 | publisher = National Park Service | accessdate = May 15 | accessyear = 2006] As the water level in Yellowstone Lake has increased, the cone is now inundated during the spring and the temperatures in the cone have cooled enough that it no longer erupts, now being a hot spring. [cite web | date =
March 18 ,2003 | url = http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/yellowstone/html/FishingCone.html | title = Fishing Cone | work = Historic 3-D Geology Tour of Yellowstone National Park | publisher = U.S. Geological Survey | accessdate = May 10 | accessyear = 2006]The name Fishing Cone can be traced back to tales told by
mountain men of a lake where you could catch a fish then immediately dunk it into hot spring and cook it on the hook. A member of the 1870 Washburn Expedition popularized this feat. [cite web | date =December 22 ,2004 | url = http://www.nps.gov/yell/tours/westthumb/fishingcone.htm | title = Fishing Cone | work = Yellowstone National Park's Official Online Tours | accessdate = May 10 | accessyear = 2006] Park visitors used to be allowed to fish off the cone but this activity is now prohibited.References
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* [http://www.fishingcone.com/ Fishing Cone website]
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