Yellowstone National Park live webcam – Yellowstone: Black Diamond Pool
Working, checked 29 min ago Still image · every 10 min Geyser · Official source · What camera types mean
What you are looking at
This camera in Biscuit Basin, Yellowstone National Park, looks at Black Diamond Pool, the hot spring where a hydrothermal explosion occurred on July 23, 2024. The frame shows the pool's steaming water and the crater around it, with snowy, forested hills in the background in winter and mineral-crusted ground around its edges.
The 2024 explosion sent rocks, mud and steam high into the air and damaged the nearby boardwalk. Such explosions are caused by water flashing to steam underground and are among the most common hazards in Yellowstone's thermal areas. Since then, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory has watched the pool with cameras and other instruments. For current information, check the YVO and National Park Service websites.
Expect a new still roughly every ten minutes. In winter, steam can fill the frame almost completely, while summer days show the water and surrounding ground more clearly. Snow piles up at the edges of the pool. Tip: a sudden change in steam or water level is worth comparing with YVO updates, as smaller explosions have been reported here since 2024.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- ys-bbsn
- Operator
- Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS)
- Name at the provider
- Black Diamond Pool
- Volcano
- Yellowstone
- Volcano number (Smithsonian GVP)
- 325010
- Elevation
- 0 m / 0 ft
- Image updates
- Every 10 min
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- U.S. public domain
- Data source
- USGS volcano webcams
- Last checked
- 02:15 UTC (29 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- Not enough checks yet
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Live camera in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Weather now in Yellowstone National Park: 44 °F (7 °C), clear sky, wind 6 mph (10 km/h) from the south. Forecast for 9 PM local time. Weather: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Yellowstone National Park is a place in Wyoming, United States. The camera is about 14 mi from the center. Yellowstone National Park keeps America/Denver time (UTC−6 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
Yellowstone National Park, set up in 1872 as the first national park in the world, covers a high plateau mostly in northwest Wyoming, reaching into Montana and Idaho. Beneath it lies one of the largest volcanic systems on Earth. The last lava flows came about 70,000 years ago, but heat from below still drives the park's geysers, hot springs, mud pots and steam vents, the largest collection of hydrothermal features…
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Live cameras near Yellowstone National Park
Closest to this one: Yellowstone: Biscuit Basin (0.1 mi) and Yellowstone Lake (23 mi).
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Questions about Yellowstone: Black Diamond Pool
Is Yellowstone: Black Diamond Pool working right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:15 UTC) it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 10 minutes straight from Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS).
Where does this camera come from?
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS) runs this camera, as part of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Hazards Program. It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About USGS volcano observatories Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 14 mi from the center of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States. Coordinates: 44.485, -110.854. All cameras in Yellowstone National Park
What time is it at the camera, and is it day or night?
Yellowstone National Park is in the America/Denver time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 7:28 AM and sets at 6:53 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Yellowstone National Park?
Yes: 2 other cameras are within 25 miles of this one. The live camera radar shows them all on a map, nearest first. Open the radar here
Is this volcano erupting, and where is the official alert level?
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS) sets the U.S. Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code for this volcano, not LiveLocation. Read its latest update before you plan a visit; the camera alone cannot tell you how safe it is. USGS volcano updates Official camera page
What are the conditions at Yellowstone: Black Diamond Pool now?
The latest readings from the provider: Volcano alert level: NORMAL · aviation code GREEN; Last USGS notice: Oct 1, 09:10 local time; Issued by: Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (USGS). They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.