Recent major-eruption timeline
• Feb 27, 2026 — water eruption detected (latest confirmed)
• Feb 3, 2025 — only recorded 2025 eruption (NPS list)
• Nov 23, 2024 — previous late-2024 major eruption
Height: Major eruptions can exceed 300–400 ft (90–120 m)
• Type: Cone geyser (not predictable like Old Faithful)
• Water temperature: Near boiling (~200°F / 93°C at elevation)
• Sound: Often described as a jet engine roar
• Runoff: Water floods the surrounding terrace and streams for hours
Steamboat Geyser the tallest active geyser on Earth-
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Unlike most geysers, Steamboat has no reliable interval.
It can erupt Multiple times in one month Then go quiet for years
5-2011 35mm