Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park in Teton County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Fault Scarp

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 10, 2011

1. Fault Scarp Marker

Inscription. Measuring the Rise of the Range
A fault scarp provides visual evidence of displacement of adjoining blocks of the earth's crust along a fault. near the base of Rockchuck Peak, the scarp shows nearly 60 feet of movement, mostly in the down-dropping of the valley. This movement generated earthquakes of the highest magnitude.

Geologists estimate that displacement will continue as it has for the last nine million years. Through periodic earthquake-producing jolts, the mountains will hinge upward and the valley will tilt downward.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features.

Location. 43° 46.216′ N, 110° 42.834′ W. Marker is in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, in Teton County. It is in Jenny Lake. It is on Jenny Lake Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Moran WY 83013, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Cascade Canyon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jenny Lake (approx. ¼ mile away); Ranger Station (approx. 1.3 miles away); Wonderfully Grand (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Cathedral Group (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named The Cathedral Group

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); The Park's First Visitor Area (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Crandall Studio (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grand Teton National Park.

The Grand Tetons image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, June 10, 2011

2. The Grand Tetons

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 809 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.