Roadside highway turnout with scenic view area Large paved turnout with garbage stand, south side of highway. Photo taken from turnout, looking south at Yellowstone Lake and the Absaroka Mountains With half of the earth’s geothermal features, Yellowstone holds the planet’s most diverse and intact collection of geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and fumaroles. Its more than 300 geysers make up two thirds of all those found on earth.