This slow-moving channel of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend sustains many different animals. Every year thousands of visitors come here to see them. Like you, Indian tribes such as Shoshone, Bannock, Blackfoot, Crow, Nez Perce and Gros Ventre have . . . — — Map (db m87601) HM
The Jackson Lake Lodge introduced a new standard for national park architecture in the 1950s. This building marked the transition in national parks from rustic to modern design. Famed architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood revolutionized park . . . — — Map (db m88215) HM
Homesteaders, who settled here near the turn of the 19-century, clustered their farms to share labor and community. As you walk imagine 33 homesteads surrounding a church and school. Structures from six homesteads remain here. Settlement . . . — — Map (db m88280) HM
Ansel Adams stood here in 1942 and took this photograph of the vast unspoiled beauty of the Snake River and jagged Teton Range. The National Park Service hired Adams in 1941 to capture nature as exemplified by national parks. At the time local . . . — — Map (db m88258) HM
Jagged peaks tower above Cascade Canyon reminding us that powerful Pleistocene glaciers carved this canyon and sculpted this range. From the shores of Jenny Lake, venture through forest communities, wetlands along Cascade Creek, high meadows filled . . . — — Map (db m88293) HM
Ranchers cultivated the fields surrounding you for cattle and horse grazing. The Elk Ranch, once located here, was the largest cattle ranch in Jackson Hole. In 1914 cattle rancher Josiah Davis Ferrin, nicknamed “Uncle Si,” secured a lucrative . . . — — Map (db m88094) HM
A long, narrow bridge made of wood planks once stretched across the Snake River at this point, and that bridge connected the present with the past.
Before modern Grand Teton National Park was created in 1950, many local people had fought . . . — — Map (db m95935) HM
In the high country, deep November snows cause elk to migrate to their winter range on the National Elk Refuge. In strings of 200 or more, thousands of elk arrive, some traveling more than 65 miles from southern Yellowstone National Park and . . . — — Map (db m88201) HM
Discover the magnificent landscape and wild communities of Grand Teton National Park. Here the Teton Range rises abruptly from the high mountain valley known as Jackson Hole. From bare alpine rocks to lush meadows and floodplains, the national park . . . — — Map (db m88203) HM
Geology shapes the ecosystem. Jagged mountains harbor the alpine community and glacial outwash plains support the sagebrush community. Beginning two million years ago, ice-aged glaciers repeatedly covered this landscape carving valley lakes, . . . — — Map (db m88713) HM
J. Pierce Cunningham settled here in Jackson Hole in the 1880s despite the hardships of winter. He initially opposed the expansion of Grand Teton National Park but later became an advocate. He teamed up with neighbor Josiah “Si” Ferrin to write a . . . — — Map (db m88087) HM
The Teton Range towers over Jackson Hole. Powerful geologic forces began stretching this area less than 10 million years ago cracking the Earth’s crust to form the 40-mile long Teton fault. Movement on this fault generates massive earthquakes up to . . . — — Map (db m88711) HM
The Snake River twists and turns as it flows over 1,000 miles from Yellowstone National Park through Grand Teton National Park and ultimately to the Pacific Ocean. From Jackson Hole the Snake turns west into Idaho and eventually joins the Columbia . . . — — Map (db m88237) HM
Moose thrive in wetlands abundant with willow, marsh grasses, and aquatic plants. Solitary by nature, some moose stay in this habitat year-round. Others migrate seasonally, traveling into mountain canyons to feed on summer vegetation and return to . . . — — Map (db m88297) HM
Mt. Moran reflects all the geologic forces shaping the Teton Range. Formed of a massive block of metamorphic gneiss; cut by dikes of igneous granite and diabase; capped by sedimentary sandstone; and flanked by glaciers, this formidable peak . . . — — Map (db m88207) HM
Curious depressions known as “Potholes,” dimple the glacial outwash plain here. Some 15,000 years ago, sediment carried by glacial meltwater buried huge blocks of ice that calved off retreating glaciers. As the ice melted, the ground sank leaving . . . — — Map (db m88222) HM
In the past 40 years the Teton, Teepee, and Middle Teton glaciers on the peaks in front of you have lost 25 percent of their total surface area. Glaciers show us that our climate changes. They serve as icy reservoirs, accumulating snow and ice . . . — — Map (db m88088) HM
Stephen Leek pioneered the first conservation movement in Jackson Hole. Starting out as a fishing and hunting guide, he later became a passionate campaigner for the Jackson elk herd. Leek's glass plate photographs of starving and dead elk nationally . . . — — Map (db m90983) HM
Looking west toward Mount St. John, notice the steep slope or fault scarp near the base of the peak. This steep slope formed as several massive earthquakes broke the ground by more than 75 feet since the ice-aged glaciers last retreated 14,000 . . . — — Map (db m88228) HM
Thomas Moran found the Tetons awe-inspiring even though he, unlike you, was facing the range’s western slope. Moran created a series of watercolor field sketches in 1879 and later used them with William H. Jackson’s photographs to compose large . . . — — Map (db m88261) HM
Viewed from this perspective, Teewinot Mountain, the Grand Teton, and Mount Owen comprise the Cathedral Group. "These peaks have been called the Cathedral Group...more evident here than in many of the great cathedrals of men is the Gothic note. It . . . — — Map (db m46367) HM
“These peaks have been called the Cathedral Group . . . more evident here than in many of the great cathedrals of men is the gothic note. It is seen in the profiles of the countless firs and spruces congregated like worshippers on the lower . . . — — Map (db m88229) HM
You are standing within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest nearly intact natural area remaining in the contiguous United States. Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, seven national forests, and two national wildlife refuges . . . — — Map (db m88202) HM
From this vantage point, notice how the landscape spreads before you. Geology controls the park’s natural communities from valley wetlands to the mountain alpine. Ice-age glaciers periodically blanketed this landscape last retreating 14,000 years . . . — — Map (db m88287) HM
Many natural features in this region went without names until the 1800s. The Shoshone called the mountain range “Teewinot,” meaning “many pinnacles.” French Canadian trappers referred to the Grand, Middle, and South Teton as “Les Trois Tetons,” or . . . — — Map (db m88277) HM
Imagine the Teton Range and the valley in front of you like two parts of a giant hinge. The Earth’s crust stretches and breaks into two blocks along the 40-mile-long Teton fault. Fractures generate large earthquakes along the fault. The western . . . — — Map (db m169600) HM
Alterations to a natural lake Jackson Lake is the largest of the park’s many lakes formed by glaciers. The lake expanded when the Bureau of Reclamation built a dam in 1907, creating a reservoir on top of a natural lake. The water behind the dam . . . — — Map (db m89500) HM
This bay is named for
John Colter
discoverer of the Teton mountains and scenic wonders of the upper Yellowstone. Experienced as a hunter for the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition, he explored this region in Winter of 1807-1808 in the . . . — — Map (db m90980) HM
A landscape built up by earthquakes The spectacular Teton Range began to rise around ten million years ago when movement on the Teton fault generated a series of massive earthquakes. The block of bedrock west of the fault rotated skyward to . . . — — Map (db m89499) HM
Welcome to Grand Teton National Park, an area of impressive scenery and abundant wildlife. The park consists of more than 300,000 acres, including the heart of the Teton Range and most of the valley called Jackson Hole. Grand Teton lies within the . . . — — Map (db m88212) HM
Young, Restless, and Still Rising In geologic time, these mountains are the energetic teenagers of the Rocky Mountain chain, active, growing, yet sculpted by erosion. The Rise of the Range Nine million years ago, the earth's crust broke . . . — — Map (db m46278) HM
Jenny Leigh, a Shoshone Indian, assisted the 1872 Hayden Survey. The expedition named this lake in her honor. Jenny and her husband Richard were expert guides who knew Jackson Hole well from summers spent hunting, trapping, and gathering native . . . — — Map (db m123283) HM
In the late 1920s, Harrison Crandall built this cabin to house his studio. Crandall documented the romantic and humorous side of “dudes” – a nickname given to early visitors. He sold hundreds of postcards and prints from this building while . . . — — Map (db m88290) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m46368) HM
Running water initially cut V-shaped canyons throughout the range. Mountain glaciers later filled these canyons. Rocks of all sizes, falling onto and plucked by these glaciers, enhanced their grinding power. The broad U-shape of Cascade Canyon . . . — — Map (db m123284) HM
This building was constructed in 1925 as a photo store and art gallery by photographer & painter Harrison Crandall. Crandall remained in business until 1958 when the building was acquired by the Grand Teton Lodge Company. Originally located near . . . — — Map (db m88086) HM
Jenny Lake was the first area developed for recreation in this national park. Enjoy the same splendid scenery and outdoor activities here that first drew visitors to this rugged landscape in the early 20th-century. Since the early 1900s, Jenny . . . — — Map (db m88085) HM
Store owner Bill Menor, prone to swearing and a surly attitude, ran this general store in the early 1900s. Menor and his brother, Holiday, painted this building with whitewash from Holiday’s lime-kiln. Referring to Bill, Holiday was known to say: . . . — — Map (db m88073) HM
On July 26, 1923, Maud Noble hosted a landmark meeting in this cabin. Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Horace Albright joined a small group of locals here. They launched a plan that planted the seed for the creation of Grand Teton National . . . — — Map (db m88072) HM
This rustic Episcopal chapel, constructed in 1925, held the first services on July 26 of that year. Prior to its construction, worshippers traveled 12 miles over rough roads to the town of Jackson. Today, that is just a short car ride away, but in . . . — — Map (db m97628) HM
Two of the most powerful forces in nature created these unique boulders. Millions of years ago, lava filled with gas bubbles erupted, cooled, and crystallized. Later Ice-Age glaciers carried rocks south from the Yellowstone plateau into today’s . . . — — Map (db m88198) HM
Bill Menor cured game and livestock in this smokehouse to keep the meat from spoiling. Before smoking, he salted the meat to preserve it. — — Map (db m88079) HM
Bill Menor recognized this single channel of the Snake River offered an ideal crossing point. This “reaction ferry” design dates back to ancient times, using the river current to propel the boat. The ferry you see here is a replica. < . . . — — Map (db m88075) HM
Bill Menor safeguarded food here from animals and the elements. Under this storehouse Menor preserved root crops cooled by ice he cut during the winter. — — Map (db m88078) HM
He laid the foundation of the National Park Service, defining and establishing the policies under which its areas shall be developed and conserved, unimpaired for future generations. There will never come an end to the good that he has done. — — Map (db m46370) HM
This cabin, erected on its present site in 1917 by Miss Maud Noble, has been preserved and renovated to commemorate a meeting held here on the evening of July 26, 1923, at which Mr. Struthers Burt, Dr. Horace Carncross, Mr. John L. Eynon, . . . — — Map (db m87555) HM
View Bill Menor’s original 1892 homestead along the Snake River. Follow the loop trail and learn about the early days of Jackson Hole. In 1969, the National Register of Historic Places designated this place an historic district. < Sidebar . . . — — Map (db m88071) HM
Enjoy a meandering footpath to the Murie Ranch, a National Historic Landmark. Pick up a trail guide to learn how the Muries changed American history. Walk one mile roundtrip and connect with the forest, meadow and sagebrush communities that . . . — — Map (db m88199) HM
In the early 1870s explorers Ferdinand Hayden and James Stevensonled a team to survey and map the Teton Range.
While American Indians, fur trappers ,and prospectors were familiar with the Tetons, Stevenson 's division of the Hayden Survey . . . — — Map (db m302238) HM
Pool constructed in 1933 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Average Yearly Snowfall 400"
Elevation 6987
Water Temp. Summer 93, Winter 112 — — Map (db m62281) HM
"John Hoback, Jacob Reznor and Edward Robinson, trappers from Kentucky, in 1811 guided the Astorians land expeditions land expedition under Wilson Price Hunt across the northern part of present Wyoming to the Snake River. From this Junction of . . . — — Map (db m47076) HM
Antler arches have been gates to the Jackson Town Square since 1960. The antlers are from elk that winter on the National Elk Refuge. About 7,500 elk spend each winter on the refuge. The bulls shed their antlers each spring. Antlers are picked up by . . . — — Map (db m47070) HM
On June 15, 1897 John and Maggie Simpson donated land on which to build a Gathering place for residents of the valley.This structure became known as the Clubhouse and originally housed the gun club. The Clubhouse also became a community spot for . . . — — Map (db m47073) HM
the Town Square was a scrubby area strewn with rocks and sage-brush. Often, one would see elk bunched up with the town cows grazing in the square.In 1932, as part of a nation-wide movement to honor his 200th birthday, the square was named George . . . — — Map (db m47068) HM
In 1889, five Mormon families pioneered Jackson Hole making the trip of 28 miles in 14 days over Teton Pass. Their leader was Elijah N. Wilson, known among the people as "Uncle Nick" - famous Indian scout and Pony Express rider. They found 18 single . . . — — Map (db m90977) HM
First white man in Wyoming. Passed this way in 1807 and discovered Yellowstone Park Dedicated by the Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming July 4, 1939 — — Map (db m88103) HM
On June 15, 1897 John and Maggie Simpson donated land on which to build a Gathering place for residents of the valley. =====================This structure became known as the Clubhouse and originally housed the gun club. The Clubhouse also became a . . . — — Map (db m88122) HM
was organized by Robert Miller in 1914 and was located on Crabtree Corner. Most of the initial capital of $10,000 was subscribed to by local citizens. Mr. Miller's nickname was "Old Twelve Percent" due to the high interest rate he charged.Next door . . . — — Map (db m47071) HM
Created in 1932 as George Washington Memorial Park has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior 2003 — — Map (db m88104) HM
The Teton Country Historic Preservation Board has presented this award in recognition of maintaining and preserving a building 50 years or older. The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar was built in the early 1930’s. — — Map (db m88125) HM
The log cabin to the far left once housed the Jackson Post Office. Next door stood the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) building, which is still recognizable today.In the distant background there is the distinctive curved roof line of the . . . — — Map (db m47074) HM
This marsh area is the nesting and year-round home of the rare trumpeter swan. In winter months as many as 60-90 trumpeter and tundra swans find a haven on the National Elk Refuge because warm springs provide some ice-free open waters. By the early . . . — — Map (db m46371) HM
The pursuit of wild places and naturally occurring wild things brings people from all over the world to northwest Wyoming. Jackson Hole lies within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) which is one of the largest natural ecosystems remaining in . . . — — Map (db m89003) HM
The Jackson Hole elk herd, numbering about 11,000 animals, is one of the outstanding natural resources of this country. Approximately 7,500 of the elk winter on the 24,300-acre National Elk Refuge, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and . . . — — Map (db m88154) HM
This monument is dedicated to the memory and honor of the men and women of Teton County who served in the United States Armed Forces in times of war and peace
Their commitment is reflected in the military conflicts eras in which they . . . — — Map (db m301887) WM
American Legion Post 43
Over the decades, the American Legion Building Has served a wide range of community and social uses. It has served as a time line and index of the issues and patterns of [illegible] Jackson during the years . . . — — Map (db m301892) HM WM
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 . . . — — Map (db m104679) HM
A Restless Earth
Powerful geologic forces are uplifting the steep Teton Range in front of you and dropping the valley of Jackson Hole.
The same subterranean heat that fuels Yellowstone's geothermal features helps lift and stretch the . . . — — Map (db m303369) HM
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Covering 20 million acres, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest intact temperate zone ecosystems on Earth.
Intact ecosystems are extremely rare today, but this ecosystem has not lost a . . . — — Map (db m303374) HM
This building was originally the cabin of
homesteader Lee Manges. It was dismantled and
moved in 1930 from near Windy Point Turnout
to the shore of Jenny Lake. There, it served as the
early park's only ranger station, visitor center,
and . . . — — Map (db m300744) HM
On the eastern side of the Teton Range,
the mountains rise abruptly in stark contrast
to the flat valley floor.
The peaks and the Jackson Hole valley were
once one large block of bedrock that split
apart about ten million years ago. . . . — — Map (db m301658) HM
In Memory of
Dick Turpin
Soldier, Scout and Pioneer
Settled here 1887
Erected by the Trustees
Robert E. Miller
F. Buchernroth
C.R. Van Vleck
Wm. L. Simpson — — Map (db m97630) HM
Togwotee (pronounced "TOE-go-tee") Pass lies at the head of the Wind River, astride the Great Divide. This 9,658-foot pass was an ancient travel route for the Tukudika people, who lived among these high, rugged peaks and migrated on foot for . . . — — Map (db m96370) HM
The Wilderness Act of 1964 preserves the “wilderness character” of public lands by restricting human influence and activities to lands designated as Wilderness.
Conservationists Margaret (Mardy) and Olaus Murie believed strongly that wilderness . . . — — Map (db m270069) HM
You are perched on one of the most geographically significant lines in North America -- the Great Divide, sometimes called the Continental Divide. This line of high terrain at the crest of the continent forms the boundary between two great . . . — — Map (db m96372) HM
In 1889, Uncle Nick joined his older brother Sylvester who brought the first Mormon settlers over Teton Pass into Jackson Hole. It took 14 days for the band to travel 90 miles from St. Anthony, Idaho to Wilson, Wyoming, the town which bears his . . . — — Map (db m62278) HM
Two markers are found on the trail information panel at the summit of Teton Pass
History
Indian artifacts dating back over 9,000 years have been found in the Teton Pass and Trail Creek areas. These findings are proof of . . . — — Map (db m90976) HM
This thermal basin is particularly volatile, unpredictable. On August 17, 1959, an earthquake recorded at 7.5 on the Richter scale had its epicenter just a few miles to the northwest.
Four days later, Sapphire Pool began to erupt violently, . . . — — Map (db m45374) HM
Excelsior Geyser’s rugged crater was created by rare massive geyser eruptions. Surprisingly, it also preserves a record of past life.
For thousands of years, microbes have grown in the runoff channels extending from nearby Grand Prismatic . . . — — Map (db m45336) HM
Across the meadow, a fire burned in the campsite of nine tourists on the night of August 23, 1877. The Cowan party had unknowingly camped near hundreds of Nez Perce men, women, and children who were under violent pursuit by the United States Army. . . . — — Map (db m45254) HM
Red Spouter
As you stand here, imagine traveling back in time to August 17, 1959. You would find yourself on a grassy knoll. Red Spouter did not exist!
Shortly before midnight, a major earthquake rocked Hebgen Lake, Montana, . . . — — Map (db m45373) HM
In the 1880s Excelsior Geyser erupted in bursts 50 to 300 feet high. The thermal violence formed the jagged crater and apparently ruptured the geyser’s underground system, causing eruptions to cease after 1890.
On September 14, 1985, Excelsior . . . — — Map (db m45329) HM
Making Mud
This vat of bubbling mud contains the perfect mix of ingredients to create mudpots: heat, gases, rock, minerals, acid, and even living microorganisms!
Heat-loving “thermophiles” consume some of the gases and . . . — — Map (db m45358) HM
Making Mud
This vat of bubbling mud contains the perfect mix of ingredients to create mudpots: heat, gases, rock, minerals, acid, and even living microorganisms!
Heat-loving “thermophiles” consume some of the gases and . . . — — Map (db m45362) HM
Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest and one of the most brilliant of Yellowstone’s many colorful hot springs. It massive expanse stretches approximately 200 feet (61m) across. The high temperature of its water—°160 (70°C)—ensures that the . . . — — Map (db m45339)
The billions of colorful microorganisms lining this hot spring’s runoff channels are called “extremophiles” because they live in conditions that were once thought to be too extreme to host life. Extremophiles that live in hot springs are . . . — — Map (db m45345) HM
Journey through Yellowstone
On August 23, 1887, more than 600 men, women, and children camped in the woods near here. Sustained by courage, social structure, and knowledge of the land, they were midway from their homeland in . . . — — Map (db m45256) HM
