extend 8,983 km² on a series of highlands with an average altitude of 2,400 meters s.l.m. The area, covered by grassy and broad forests, is crossed by several watercourses, the longest of which is the Yellowstone River, from which the park takes its name, crossing it completely from south to north and then throwing in Lake of the same name, later going into a deep canyon and creating two magnificent waterfalls