Name: Grand Teton 

 

County: Teton

 

Authority Name: Grand Teton (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1104809W

Latitude: 434428N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 13760/4194

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Summit

 

Origin of Name:

The highest point in the range from which it take its name. Named by the French trappers as early as 1811 from the fancied resemblance of these peaks, when seen from a distance, to the nipple of a human breast. In 1872 USGS rechristened the highest peak Mount Hayden. The new name never gained any local standing and although it has crept into many maps, its continued use ought to be discouraged. The name “Teton” was officially approved by Congress when, in the Act of February 26, 1929, it established the Grand Teton National Park. 

Source: WPA 

 

The Three Tetons are the most noted historic peaks in the Rocky Mountains. The topography of the country is such that the highest peak, Grand Teton (13,691 feet) can be seen from a great distance and has long served as a landmark to trappers and pioneers. Unlike the mountains of that region, the Tetons are not hemmed in by foothills, but rise in bold relief from the surrounding plateau - the Grand Teton towering seven thousand feet above Jackson Lake, at its base. The range is but sixty miles long and lies some twenty-five miles southwest of Yellowstone Lake. It is crossed by Teton Pass, about twenty miles south of Grand Teton.

Source: Thwaites 

 

Other Names:

Grand Teton Mountain, Grand Teton Peak, Mount Hayden 

 

Hayden - Mountain in the Grand Teton range ... . Named for Dr. Ferdinand V. Hayden, the geologist.

Source: Gannett, 1905

 

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Maps: 

1:24000 Quadrangle: Grand Teton 

 

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More Information: 

Jackson, Reynold G. "Park of the Matterhorns." Chapter 16 in Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/grte2/hrs16.htm 

 

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