Kelly in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

The Gros Ventre Slide

Ventre Slide Geological Area

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 17, 1994

1. The Gros Ventre Slide Marker

Inscription. Before you lie the remnants of one of the largest earth movements in the world.

On June 23, 1925, earth, rock and debris moved rapidly from an altitude of 9000 feet, across the valley bottom and up the slope of the red bluffs behind you. The action lasted only minutes but a river was dammed and the landscape changed.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1925.

Location. 43° 38.194′ N, 110° 32.065′ W. Marker is in Kelly, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is on Gros Ventre Road. The marker is near Lower Slide Lake. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kelly WY 83011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Jackson Hole Area and in Greater Yellowstone. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Once Vibrant Community (approx.

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6.8 miles away); Shrinking Teton Glaciers (approx. 7.9 miles away); Making it Last (approx. 9 miles away); Staying Cool (approx. 9 miles away); Water Filter (approx. 9 miles away); Menor’s Ferry (approx. 9 miles away); “Mean and Menor” (approx. 9 miles away); A National Park Takes Root (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Also see . . . A Brief History of the Gros Ventre Slide Geographic Site. (Submitted on June 26, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

The Gros Ventre Slide Area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 17, 1994

2. The Gros Ventre Slide Area

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 17, 1994

3. The Gros Ventre Slide Area

Credits. This page was last revised on January 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2017, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.