Ranger Lake

Ranger Lake is a small lake located one mile south of Ouzel Falls, northeast of Becher Meadows at the base of Pitchstone Plateau in Yellowstone National Park. William C. Gregg (an explorer who studied the Bechler area in the early 1920s) wanted to name the lake after his daughter Rachel in 1921, but the naming board wouldn't allow him to do that. Instead, he gave it its present name to honor the cadre of rangers who've protected the park's backcountry.


 * Location: 44.22 N / 110.97 W
 * Size: 56 acres
 * Depth: 38 feet avg; 98 feet maximum

Ranger Lake in Supervolcano
Approximately six months before the Yellowstone Supervolcano errupted, a conventional volcano formed and began erupting at Ranger Lake. While there had been eruptions at the park in the past (although not recently) the distance between Ranger Lake and Coffee Pot Springs caused increased concern that a Supervolcano eruption was imminent.