Canyons of the Teton Range

Paintbrush Canyon at center left and Leigh Canyon at right in the Teton Range

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] The canyons in the Teton Range descend in altitude generally west to east and many have lakes at their outlets. The lakes were created by terminal moraines left behind by the now retreated glaciers.[2] A few of the canyons have small glaciers that were created mostly during the Little Ice Age (1550-1850). Fast retreating Schoolroom Glacier is a tiny glacier located at the head of the South Cascade Canyon. Most of the canyons have streams from which rain and snowmelt flow towards Jackson Hole valley, and due to the sometimes rapid altitude descent, waterfalls are common. The canyons offer the easiest hiking access into the Teton Range.[3]

Teton Range canyons within Grand Teton National Park

Cascade Canyon with the Cathedral Group at left and Symmetry Spire at right
Death Canyon

Teton Range canyons outside Grand Teton National Park

See also

References

  1. Love, J.D.; John C. Reed, Jr. "Creation of the Teton Landscape: The Geologic Story of Grand Teton National Park". Quaternary-Time of Ice, More Lakes and Continued Crustal Disturbance. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  2. "Park Geology". Geology Fieldnotes. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Day Hikes" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  4. "Webb Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  5. "Colter Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  6. "Waterfalls Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  7. "Snowshoe Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  8. "Moran Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  9. "Leigh Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  10. "Paintbrush Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  11. "Hanging Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  12. "Cascade Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  13. "Valhalla Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  14. "Garnet Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  15. "Avalanche Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  16. "Death Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  17. "Open Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  18. "Granite Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  19. "Jensen Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  20. "Phillips Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  21. "Teton Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  22. "Darby Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
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