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The landslide occurred on June 23, 1925, following melt from a heavy snowpack, several weeks of heavy rain, and earthquake tremors in the area. [1] Approximately 50,000,000 cu yd (38,000,000 m 3 ; 1.4 × 10 9 cu ft) of primarily sedimentary rock slid down the north face of Sheep Mountain , crossed over the Gros Ventre River and rode up the ...
To the northwest of the range lies the valley known as Jackson Hole. Snow King ski resort is in the range adjacent to the town of Jackson, Wyoming . Also in the Gros Ventre Range is the Gros Ventre landslide , which in 1925 slid down the north slope of Sheep Mountain .
Sheep Mountain (11,244 feet (3,427 m)) is located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. [3] Sheep Mountain forms a 5-mile (8 km) long ridge in the Gros Ventre Range and is easily seen from Jackson Hole. The town of Jackson is 13 miles (21 km) southwest of the peak.
A landslide that wiped out a vital two-lane road in western Wyoming is causing a mountain of headaches for thousands of commuting tourist town workers at the outset of the Yellowstone region's ...
A critical highway linking Idaho and Wyoming has closed indefinitely after a portion of the road cracked and then collapsed in a “catastrophic landslide” Saturday, officials said.
A landslide caused the roadway at Teton Pass in Wyoming to collapse and crumble, in what the state’s department of transportation described as a catastrophic failure Saturday.
Located within the forest are the Gros Ventre, Bridger and Teton Wildernesses, totaling 1.2 million acres (4,900 square kilometers).Other points of interest contained in the forest include Gannett Peak at 13,804 feet (4,207 m), the tallest mountain in Wyoming, and the Gros Ventre landslide, which is one of the largest readily visible landslides on earth.
What started as a crack in the Teton Pass last week turned into a massive landslide that closed a 10-mile stretch of road, which serves as a main gateway between Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming.