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Grand Teton
At 13,770 feet, this is the highest point of the Teton Range, and the second-highest peak in Wyoming.
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Grand Teton Details
Grand Teton, at 13,770 feet, is the highest point of the Teton Range, and the second highest peak in Wyoming. The mountain is entirely within the Snake River drainage basin, which it feeds by several local creeks and glaciers. The Teton Range is a subrange of the Rocky Mountains, which extend from southern Alaska to northern New Mexico. Grand Teton's name was first recorded as Mount Hayden by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition of 1870. But by 1931, the name Grand Teton Peak was in such common usage that it was recognized by the USGS Board on Geographic Names. Another shift in usage led the Board to shorten the name on maps to Grand Teton in 1970. The origin of the current name is controversial. The most common explanation is that "Grand Teton" means "large teat" in French, named by either French-Canadian or Iroquois members of an expedition led by Donald McKenzie of the North West Company. However, other historians disagree, and claim that the mountain was named after the Teton Sioux tribe of Native Americans. There is a disagreement over who first climbed Grand Teton. Nathaniel P. Langford and James Stevenson claimed to have reached the summit on July 29, 1872. However, some believe their description and sketches match the summit of The Enclosure, a side peak of Grand Teton. The Enclosure is named after a man-made palisade of rocks on its summit, probably constructed by Native Americans. When William O. Owen reached the summit in 1898, he found no trace of prior human passage. In all likelihood, The Enclosure was first climbed by Native Americans as suggested by Langford in 1873. Supporters of Owen included The Wyoming Legislature and Paul Petzoldt, former pioneer American climber. Ironically among Langford's supporters was Franklin Spalding, who led the ascent to the of the summit and tossed the rope that allowed Owen and the others to follow. Source: Wikipedia
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Grand Teton
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0.4 mi away
Teepe Pillar
Teepe Pillar (12,266 feet) is located in the Teton Range, immediately south of Grand Teton.
0.4 mi away
Teepe Glacier
Teepe Glacier is below the northeast face of Teepe Pillar.
0.5 mi away
Mount Owen
Mount Owen (12,928 feet) is the second-highest peak in the Teton Range.
0.5 mi away
Teton Glacier
Teton Glacier is a mountain glacier located below the north face of Grand Teton.
0.6 mi away
Middle Teton Glacier
Middle Teton Glacier is on the northeast flank of Middle Teton.
