Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
A Lake Named Jenny
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 12, 2018
1. A Lake Named Jenny Marker
Photo caption: Jenny Leigh seated at the tipi door with three of her six children.
"About a mile south of Leigh's Lake, another, of about the same size, which we have called Jennie's Lake, after Mrs. Leigh, lies in the Mouth of the Great Canon of the Teton Range." - Frank H. Bradley, Hayden Survey Report, 1873
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women.
Location. 43° 45.116′ N, 110° 43.508′ W. Marker is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is in Jenny Lake. It can be reached from Teton Park Road 8 miles north of U.S. 191. Located in Grand Teton National Park near the Jenny Lake Visitor Center, along the trail to the boat dock. Touch for map. Marker is in this post
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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: An Unmapped Range (within shouting distance of this marker); Wonderfully Grand (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Roots of Wilderness (about 700 feet away); The Park's First Visitor Area (about 700 feet away); Capturing Dudes (about 700 feet away); The Crandall Studio (about 700 feet away); Ranger Station (about 800 feet away); Jenny Lake (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Teton National Park.
2. Marker Detail
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 12, 2018
3. A Lake Named Jenny Marker
With a display of local moccasins on the marker. Passenger boats cross the lake to Hidden Falls.
Photographed by Craig Baker, September 12, 2018
4. Hidden Falls
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
