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Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming.At approximately 310,000 acres (1,300 km 2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole.
Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center - Grand Teton National Park 43°39′11.9″N 110°43′4.8″W / 43.653306°N 110.718000°W / 43.653306; -110. This article about a location in Wyoming is a stub .
The canyons of the Teton Range lie almost entirely within Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Ranging from 9 miles (14 km) to less than 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and up to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) deep, the canyons were carved primarily by glaciers over the past 250,000 years. [ 1 ]
Starting in 1927, John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased much of the land in Jackson Hole for the creation of Jackson Hole National Monument and the expansion of Grand Teton National Park. But he retained the 3,100-acre (1,300 ha) JY Ranch as a family retreat. [1] Over the years the family gave most of the ranch to the national park.
Granite Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. [2] The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley. [3] The canyon lies between Rendezvous Mountain to the south and Mount Hunt to the north. The ...
The Garnet Canyon Trail is a 4.8-mile (7.7 km) (8.4 mi (13.5 km) round-trip) long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [1] The trailhead is at the Lupine Meadows parking area and climbs steeply more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in just under 5 miles (8.0 km) into Garnet Canyon. [2]