Name: Amphitheater Lake

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude: 1104655W

Latitude: 434348N

 

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Elevation: 9705/2958

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Lake 

 

Origin of Name: 

Located on the east slope of Grand Teton at the end of Teton Glacier Trail. Its form gives rise to its name.

Source: WPA 

 

Lake ... Grand Teton National Park ... on southeast slope of the Grand Teton. The lake is set in the bottom of a glacier cirque which amphitheater-like encompasses it on three sides.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Grand Teton 

 

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More Information:  

Davis, Lynne and Meade Davis. Jackson Hole From A to Z: Names, Places, Fact and Myth. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Lynne and Meade Davis, 1979. 

 

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