Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Cauliflower Geyser (2023)
Geysers are hot springs that episodically erupt columns of water. They occur in few places on Earth. The highest concentration of geysers anywhere is at the Yellowstone Hotspot Volcano in northwestern Wyoming, USA.
Cauliflower Geyser is located in the eastern part of the Old Road Group, southeast of the Biscuit Basin parking lot. The geyser consists of a ~22 meter-diameter, subcircular geyserite platform with an irregularly-shaped, ~7 meter-diameter vent positioned south of the platform center. Runoff channels drain to the northeast and to the west. Eruptions are relatively brief, ranging from about 1.5 minutes to ~4 minutes long. Observed 2014 to 2021 eruption intervals were about 40 minutes (ranging from 36 to 48). Between eruptions, water levels are below the cauliflower-like, scalloped, projecting geyserite border. The water level slowly rises as an eruption nears. Pre-play consists of 9 to 11 minutes of pool roiling and bubbling. Eruptions start with partial flooding of the geyserite platform surrounding the vent, usually followed by about 2 minutes worth of intermittent, relatively low, roiling splashes. Larger bursts are uncommon to rare.
In August 2023, Cauliflower’s reported eruption intervals were 47 to 50 minutes. Pre-play was 13 to 16 minutes of light roiling and bubbling.
Filmed from the Artemisia Trail (= Old Road Trail). Clips have been muted - no sound is present apart from annoying traffic and wind.
Cauliflower Geyser videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dL6UmmXTBVOyhvqaa5UoACXrOO7xBrr
Clip 1 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 12:49 to 12:51 PM eruption on 10 August 2023.
Clip 2 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 1:36 to 1:38 PM eruption on 10 August 2023. [time stamp 1:45]
Clips 3-5 - Cauliflower Geyser in pre-play - light roiling and bubbling. [time stamp 3:45]
Clip 6 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 2:26 to 2:27 PM eruption on 10 August 2023. [time stamp 5:00]
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Cauliflower Geyser (2023)
Geysers are hot springs that episodically erupt columns of water. They occur in few places on Earth. The highest concentration of geysers anywhere is at the Yellowstone Hotspot Volcano in northwestern Wyoming, USA.
Cauliflower Geyser is located in the eastern part of the Old Road Group, southeast of the Biscuit Basin parking lot. The geyser consists of a ~22 meter-diameter, subcircular geyserite platform with an irregularly-shaped, ~7 meter-diameter vent positioned south of the platform center. Runoff channels drain to the northeast and to the west. Eruptions are relatively brief, ranging from about 1.5 minutes to ~4 minutes long. Observed 2014 to 2021 eruption intervals were about 40 minutes (ranging from 36 to 48). Between eruptions, water levels are below the cauliflower-like, scalloped, projecting geyserite border. The water level slowly rises as an eruption nears. Pre-play consists of 9 to 11 minutes of pool roiling and bubbling. Eruptions start with partial flooding of the geyserite platform surrounding the vent, usually followed by about 2 minutes worth of intermittent, relatively low, roiling splashes. Larger bursts are uncommon to rare.
In August 2023, Cauliflower’s reported eruption intervals were 47 to 50 minutes. Pre-play was 13 to 16 minutes of light roiling and bubbling.
Filmed from the Artemisia Trail (= Old Road Trail). Clips have been muted - no sound is present apart from annoying traffic and wind.
Cauliflower Geyser videos:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dL6UmmXTBVOyhvqaa5UoACXrOO7xBrr
Clip 1 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 12:49 to 12:51 PM eruption on 10 August 2023.
Clip 2 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 1:36 to 1:38 PM eruption on 10 August 2023. [time stamp 1:45]
Clips 3-5 - Cauliflower Geyser in pre-play - light roiling and bubbling. [time stamp 3:45]
Clip 6 - Cauliflower Geyser’s 2:26 to 2:27 PM eruption on 10 August 2023. [time stamp 5:00]
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