Note ID | Start Time (US/Mountain) | End Time (US/Mountain) | Entrant | Note |
22396 |
08 Jul 2022 @ 0945 |
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cb |
low level blips |
22266 |
01 Jul 2022 @ 1922 |
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MAB |
seen drained |
22242 |
30 Jun 2022 @ 1000 |
30 Jun 2022 @ 1154 |
cb |
low level blips were ie when i arrived. left the area @ 1154. still nothing more than low level blips. |
21726 |
04 Jun 2022 @ 1311 |
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cb |
had water at 1308. empty at 1310 |
21619 |
31 May 2022 @ 1200 |
31 May 2022 @ 1340 |
cb |
Pool is high and steamy but not a blip was seen |
21500 |
25 May 2022 @ 1346 |
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Graham |
Splashing |
21499 |
25 May 2022 @ 1316 |
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Graham |
Splashing |
21498 |
25 May 2022 @ 1214 |
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Graham |
Splashed |
21496 |
25 May 2022 @ 1118 |
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Graham |
Bigger splash |
21494 |
25 May 2022 @ 1052 |
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Graham |
Splashing |
21489 |
25 May 2022 @ 0953 |
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Graham |
Small splashes from full pool. |
21450 |
23 May 2022 @ 0903 |
23 May 2022 @ 1205 |
MAB |
similar to sorta cyclic preplay seen a few weeks ago - visible pushes and pool receding regularly prior to 1118 single tall spike above the berm - recede - another low splash at 1144 - more pushes then recede etc - saw another splash 1244 coming back from Nuphar but not continuous obs |
20323 |
06 Nov 2021 @ 1656 |
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MAB |
still low - no visible water in Primrose Springs- blowing snow & steam made it impossible to get a photo of the channel from them coming around the berm into Pinto but nada in it |
20332 |
06 Nov 2021 @ 0809 |
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MAB |
still low as seen from afar |
20291 |
04 Nov 2021 @ 1646 |
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MAB |
still well below full - seen from above Arsenic @ 1653 could see center blips |
20274 |
03 Nov 2021 @ 1702 |
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MAB |
visible center blips seen from above walking out |
20277 |
03 Nov 2021 @ 1440 |
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MAB |
still well below full - did see a little steam earlier today |
20242 |
31 Oct 2021 @ 1720 |
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MAB |
still well below overflow - also all Primrose Springs are empty |
20228 |
30 Oct 2021 @ 1149 |
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cb |
Has water in the platform but level is low. 2' of exposed rim around the platform. Not in overflow. no boil but a tiny whiff of steam |
20194 |
29 Oct 2021 @ 1705 |
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MAB |
much fuller than a.m. - Fireball started and I couldn't zoom in to see edges of the Crater |
20205 |
29 Oct 2021 @ 0850 |
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MAB |
more visible water in Pinto's crater as seen from above |
20175 |
28 Oct 2021 @ 1155 |
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MAB |
water visible in the crater seen from above - very light steam occasionally seen from Constant bench |
20043 |
19 Oct 2021 @ 1226 |
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cb |
platform dry. no water |
20002 |
16 Oct 2021 @ 1342 |
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cb |
pool is empty and platform dry |
19921 |
06 Oct 2021 @ 1554 |
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cb |
Pinto has water in its pool again. (dry for the past few weeks) and has a few bubbles breaking the surface over the vent. |
18392 |
12 Jul 2021 @ 1058 |
12 Jul 2021 @ 1135 |
cb |
The main vent is increasingly getting taller (2") blips. The vent closest to the back berm is visable to the naked eye today and blipping ~1-2" also. 1135 bigger blips |
18293 |
06 Jul 2021 @ 1536 |
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MAB |
Viewed from above very faint center boil - this time it means more - it's post-eruptive. Pool seen full 40m after last bursts |
18296 |
06 Jul 2021 @ 1027 |
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MAB |
very faint center boil - still receiving waters from around the berm but not as much |
18043 |
22 Jun 2021 @ 1235 |
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MAB |
center blips as viewed from above - water color is odd grayish color- will look again at different light angles |
17545 |
07 Jun 2021 @ 1000 |
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MAB |
small bloops big enough to be visible from Constant bench - all day |
17070 |
12 May 2021 @ 1408 |
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MAB |
fairly strong boil visble in center |
16941 |
28 Apr 2021 @ 1838 |
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MAB |
Cool - water comes around the berm from E. Porcelain and flows into Pinto's pool |
16265 |
26 Sep 2020 @ 1416 |
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cb |
I have not seen Pinto this year. Pool is overflowing down its runoff channel but I can't see any convection waves or steam on this chilly, windy day. |
13049 |
05 Aug 2019 @ 0926 |
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MAB |
all day. Blips and bloops - never really saw runoff change |
11020 |
20 Apr 2019 @ 0958 |
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MAB |
Strong convection seen in the center when viewed from above past Hurricane. |
10277 |
17 Sep 2018 @ 1532 |
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MAB |
slight convection seen - first time I've seen it this season |
8840 |
21 Jun 2018 @ 0955 |
21 Jun 2018 @ 1645 |
MAB |
Small blips, tiny domes and convection visible all day but not a huge amount of overflow. |
3870 |
06 Nov 2016 @ 1503 |
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srboom |
started trying to erupt, then aborted |
2365 |
15 Sep 2015 @ 1016 |
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MAB |
Increased convection and bubbles seen than those most of the summer, with good concentric mini-waves, as seen from above. (Remember 5 weeks of boardwalk closure, it was viewed from above frequently.) No noticeable increase in overflow though. |
7645 |
26 Jun 1986 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
6-26-1986
Pinto Geyser – Flooded by affluents of SE Porcelain Basin with dark orange & brown algae extending into vent from the north. Cyanidium algae along east margin of pool. Discharge from Pinto is greater than inflow, with opalescent blue water over vent. T=137º |
4848 |
19 Aug 1985 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
8/19/1985 Pinto Geyser = continued about constant up to 2 feet or so all day = from ½ foot to 2 feet at most |
7606 |
11 Feb 1984 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
02/11/1984 Pinto Geyser 72ºC Water, slightly turbid, is flowing in from the north. Medium gray color. |
7651 |
31 Aug 1983 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
8-31-83
Pinto G slight convection, med grn algae lined 56ºC |
4620 |
22 Sep 1980 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
9/22/1980 Pinto Geyser – Boiling very vigorously, water 2 feet down, but erupting 2 to 4 feet, white murky water 204ºF |
4608 |
15 Sep 1980 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
9/15/1980 Pinto Geyser – Turbid grey, bubbling mildly, increased overflow but no evidence of a disturbance related eruption 150ºF |
5145 |
27 Sep 1979 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/27/1979 Pinto – 200ºF – clear water, boiling violently out of an empty pool. Marker gone. |
4998 |
20 Sep 1979 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/20/1979 Disturbance Pinto Geyser – muddy gray water bubbling gently. Had the appearance of having erupted during the day. Marker of light gravel placed in run off channel. 163ºF
Geyser in run off channel north of Constant which flows to the east of Constant. Perpetually spouting 2 to 5 feet. This same feature became active with last year’s season end change. - 188ºF |
5537 |
29 Jun 1976 @ 1540 |
29 Jun 1976 @ 1600 |
research-mab |
06/29/1976 Arsenic, Moxie & Pinto erupting simultaneously from 3:40 -4:00 |
6057 |
18 Aug 1973 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
08/18/1973 Pinto in eruption AM |
6449 |
02 Sep 1972 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/02/1972 Pool around Pinto has drained |
6440 |
27 Aug 1972 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
08/27/1972 Pinto has become a pool approx. 10’-12’ in diameter. Very hot with bubbling from the vent. A good deposit of sulphur around the vent makes the center of the pool appear greenish. |
7869 |
09 Aug 1972 @ 1100 |
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research-mab |
Pinto Geyser: The first known tall eruptions were observed for several days after the September 9th, 1971 disturbance, none since then until August 9th, 1972:
{generic time} |
6513 |
14 Sep 1971 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/14/1971
Some new changes noted in Porcelain:
Pinto had no observed eruptions today. |
6523 |
12 Sep 1971 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/12/1971 Pinto Geyser – no eruptions were observed today |
6571 |
11 Sep 1971 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/11/1971 Pinto Geyser 198º (up 4º 7/31/71) fountain eruptions 20-30 ‘ - less frequent than yesterday {temps taken 1430-1700} |
6783 |
23 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/23/1964 Fireball {PINTO} is quiet. |
6779 |
18 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/18/1964 Fireball {PINTO} is quiet – no agitation. |
6773 |
17 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/17/1964 Fireball {PINTO} is now full & quiet and 200º |
6770 |
16 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/16/1964 Fireball {PINTO} has risen and is less active. |
6745 |
09 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/09/1964 The small geysers (Fan, Arsenic, Fireball {PINTO} etc) are still continuously active but are weak. |
6709 |
05 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/05/1964
Porcelain Basin observed from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Fireball {PINTO} has dropped about a foot but is still active. |
6707 |
04 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/04/1964 Arsenic, Fan and Fireball {PINTO} are still steadily active. |
6791 |
03 Oct 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
10/03/1964 The little geysers within the boardwalk loop (Arsenic, Fan {today’s FIREBALL}, Fireball {today’s PINTO}) have been continuously active all day. |
6692 |
28 Sep 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/28/1964
{Fireball in log} (PINTO) is playing steadily to about one foot. |
6690 |
27 Sep 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/27/1964
The consensus of opinion was unanimous that many features show a decided change.
{Fireball in log} (PINTO) has dropped and is playing to a foot or so. |
20566 |
26 Sep 1964 @ 1800 |
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research-mab |
09/26/1964 Fireball {PINTO} is strongly agitated. (This is not the feature that Lewis & Co. call Fireball. Their “Fireball” is what we know as Fan. This Fireball is east of Fan and about 20 feet from the boardwalk.) [Pinto strongly agitated - included here as an example of the written clues separating the Fan Fireball Pinto Arsenic name switches - and adding disturbance clues - generic end of day time - mab] |