Name: Snowshoe Canyon

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1104414W

Latitude: 435215N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 6778/2066

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Valley

 

Origin of Name:

Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, ... drains into Jackson Lake. A ranger's snowshoe cabin has been built at the mouth of this canyon.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932 

 

A ranger's snowshoe cabin has been built at the mouth of this canyon, suggesting this name in preference to North Moran Canyon, a term sometimes used.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: North Moran Canyon

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Jenny Lake

 

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