Biscuit Basin webcam

The camera view is east-southeast from the seismic/infrasound monitoring station in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park.  Black Diamond Pool, which was the site of a hydrothermal explosion on July 23, 2024, is the steaming hot spring in the right-middle ground, and the steaming areas in the left-middle ground were the locations of a hydrothermal explosion on June 13, 2026.  The parking lot for Biscuit Basin (which has been closed since the 2024 explosion) and the highway between Madison Junction and Old Faithful are on the other side of the Firehole River from the thermal area.  The forested ridge in the background is the Mallard Lake rhyolite lava flow, which erupted about 160,000 years ago (well after the formation of Yellowstone Caldera about 631,000 years ago).  The installation is intended to track activity at Black Diamond Pool and the area north of the pool, given recent hydrothermal explosions in the basin.  The available bandwidth is not sufficient to support live streaming, but video is being recorded on site.  If comparison of static images detects changes in the activity of the pool, video covering the time period of interest can be downloaded.

Disclaimer: This view is a single image from a research camera.  Please be aware that the camera runs via cellular modem and is subject to sporadic breakdown, which may not be repaired immediately.  At times, weather will obscure visibility.  The camera is a temporary deployment, and the view may change or go offline without notice.