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Abyss Pool, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

With a depth 53 feet (and a temp of 172°F), Abyss Pool is the deepest pool known in Yellowstone. The dark blue/green-colored hot spring is one of the most colorful in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, situated with picturesque Yellowstone Lake as a backdrop.

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Contained in galleries: Yellowstone & Grand Tetons

With a depth 53 feet (and a temp of 172°F), Abyss Pool is the deepest pool known in Yellowstone. The dark blue/green-colored hot spring is one of the most colorful in the West Thumb Geyser Basin, situated with picturesque Yellowstone Lake as a backdrop.