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The Snake River Canyon (also known as the Grand Canyon) is formed by the Snake River in western Wyoming, United States, south of Jackson Hole. [ 2 ] At the southern end of this canyon is the town of Alpine, Wyoming where the Snake River meets the Greys River and the Salt River at Palisades Reservoir on the Wyoming- Idaho border.
The Snake River is a major river in the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States. About 1,080 miles (1,740 km) long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, which is the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean.
Flagg Ranch is a privately operated resort located in the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway corridor between Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park in northwestern Wyoming. The location was initially occupied in the 1890s by the Snake River Military Station, part of a network of U.S. Army outposts for patrol and ...
Schwabacher Landing is a boat landing located a few miles south of Snake River Overlook, along the east shore of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, U.S. The boat landing is located off the combined U.S. Route 26 / 89 / 187 , 5 miles (8 km) north of the park's main headquarters at Moose, Wyoming .
A major relocation project for the Flagg Ranch concession operation (consisting of a lodge, gas station, camp store, cabins and a campground) from along the Snake River to a point higher up and less visible from the road was completed in 2002. Rafting is a popular activity during the summer and guided snowmobile tours use the parkway as a ...
Stanley Resor developed the ranch into an efficient operation that could run without his direct management. By 1938 Resor's holdings included the Lower Ranch, 14 miles (23 km) south of Wilson, Wyoming (actually two ranches), and four more in the main valley, all totaling 5,100 acres (2,100 ha), second only to the Snake River Land Company. [4]
Three major rivers in Wyoming – the Salt River, the Greys River, and the Snake River – converge near Alpine (also called "Alpine Junction") at the Palisades Reservoir. The Salt River meanders through the length of Star Valley and runs North, sort-of parallel to Wyoming Highway 89. About halfway through the valley, the Salt River passes ...
The Snake River Range is located in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Idaho and includes 10 mountains over 9,000 feet (2,700 m). [1] The tallest peak in the range is Mount Baird at 10,030 feet (3,060 m). [1] [2] The range trends northwest to southeast and is bordered on the north by the Teton Range and the two ranges meet at Teton Pass.