Grand Tetons
Towering more than a mile above the valley
known as Jackson Hole, the Grand Teton rises to 13,770 feet above sea level.
Twelve Teton peaks reach above 12,000 feet elevation, high enough to support a
dozen mountain glaciers. In contrast to the abrupt eastern face, the west side
of the range slopes gently, showing the angle of tilt of the Earth's crust.
Youngest of the mountains in the Rocky Mountain system, the Teton Range displays
some of the North America's oldest rocks.
The rise of the Teton Range as well as the
erosion caused by eons of glaciation have created the conditions that allow
several plant communities to thrive, from ribbons of green riparian plants
bordering rivers and streams, to sagebrush flats, lodgepole pine and spruce
forests, sub-alpine meadows and alpine stone fields. The wide range of plant
communities create habitat for a variety of animals, from the tiniest insects,
to fish, birds and large and small mammals.
Humans have taken advantage of the mountain
setting and its abundant resources for approximately 11,000 years. Early
residents occupied the valley during the short spring, summer and fall seasons.
During the other eight months of the year, they moved to lower elevations and
warmer winter climates. Beginning in the late 1800's, homesteaders, ranchers and
later dude ranchers moved into the valley, bringing the technologies of
irrigation and insulation, that allowed them to stay through the long, harsh
winter.
-- National
Park Service Text
DESIGNATIONS
National Park - February 26, 1929
Jackson Hole National Monument - March 15, 1943
Grand Teton National Park - September 14, 1950
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... Grand Teton National Park Wyoming, The snowcapped, snaggle-toothed Grand
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Picture Gallery
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Geology of Grand Teton
National Park
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growing conditions.
Thus the geologic history of a region determines the vegetation ...
Grand Teton
National Park Waterfalls Page
... 59 pages) has photographs of Grand Teton's most scenic waterfalls. Complete
details
of each falls are given including history, geology, location, and natural ...
Grand
Teton National Park
... Park History. ... the Snake can be clearly seen, and outstanding views of
the Tetons including
the Grand Teton and Mount Owen are visible in the distance. There ...
Grand Teton National Park
provided by Area Parks, Local ...
... With the establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929, and later
additions
in 1950, culminating in today's park, a wide variety of resources are ...
Grand Teton Natural History
Association - Bookstore
... Grand Teton Natural History Association (GTNHA) was founded in 1937 as a
Cooperating
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The
Grand Tetons and Yellowstone
... ON LAKE JACKSON. We passed by the Grand Tetons, and they are Grand, on the
... We enjoyed
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Wyoming.html
... not tell from this picture they are HUGE! Here is a little history about the
Tetons
and the Grand Teton National Park. On September 14, 1950, President Harry ...
Human
History in the Tetons
... HUMAN HISTORY IN THE TETONS. hen humans started visiting the Grand Teton
area about
10,000 years ago, they followed trails across the land that were created by ...
Canyoning,
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