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 8,000 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 River, which falls 308 feet.