Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately 40 miles (64 km) in a north–south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line. It is south of Yellowstone National Park, and most of the east side of the range is within Grand Teton National Park.
Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) [2] in Northwest Wyoming.Below its north face is Teton Glacier.The mountain is a classic destination in American mountaineering via the Owen-Spalding route (II, 5.4), the North Ridge and North Face.
The highest peak in the group is Grand Teton, which rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole valley, and is the second tallest mountain in Wyoming, after Gannett Peak. The Cathedral Group is separated from other tall peaks of the range by the Cascade Canyon to the north and Avalanche Canyon to the south.
1 Highest and lowest points in each US National Park. ... Mountain range ... Grand Teton: Grand Teton: Teton Range: 13,770 feet (4,200 m)
World peaks with 4000 meters of prominence from peakbagger.com; World top 50 most prominent peaks, originally compiled by David Metzler and Eberhard Jurgalski, and updated with the help of others as new elevation information, especially SRTM, has become available. World top 100 most prominent peaks, from the same authors as the top 50.
Every year, I visit the Teton Valley, where I rent a paddleboard and slowly meander the river while enjoying snacks, wildlife, and great views. Road trip on Route 66, starting in Illinois.
Denali in Alaska is the highest mountain peak of the United States and North America. ... Teton Range: 13,775 ft 4198.7 m: 6,545 ft 1995 m: 69.4 mi 111.6 km
The youngest mountain range in the Rocky Mountains, the Teton Range began forming between 6 and 9 million years ago. [68] It runs roughly north to south and rises from the floor of Jackson Hole without any foothills along a 40-mile-long (64 km) by 7 to 9 miles (11 to 14 km) wide active fault-block mountain front. [64]