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Yellowstone Natl Park See & Do Guide: Obsidian Cliff

Obsidian Cliff

Sightseeing - Nature
The Grand Loop, south of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone Natl Park, WY

Obsidian Cliff is an impressive, almost eerie outcropping of glasslike volcanic rock. Native Americans, who prized obsidian as the best material for making very sharp, durable projectile points, traveled from far and wide to collect the stone at this cliff. The Grand Loop, south of Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.
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