Yellowstone National park is mainly located in Wyoming,although three percent is located in the state of Montana. The Continental Divide of North America runs diagonally through
the southwestern part of the park. The park sits on the Yellowstone Plateau,which is an average elevation of 8000 feet above sea level. This plateau is bounded on nearly all sides by mountain ranges. There are 290 waterfalls that are at least fifteen feet in the park, the highest being the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone Rivers,which falls 308 feet.