Name: Teton Pass

 

County: Teton

 

Authority Name: Teton Pass (Wyo.)

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1105719W

Latitude: 432951N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 8435/2571

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Gap

 

Origin of Name: 

Formerly known as Hunt's Pass, in honor of Wilson Price Hunt who entered Jackson Hole through Hoback Canyon in 1811. The Hunt party was on its way to Astoria, Oregon. They left the valley by the pass over the Tetons, which was named in honor of Wilson Price Hunt. Name changed to Teton Pass in 1900. 

Source: WPA

 

Teton Pass was long known as Hunt's Pass, for Wilson Price Hunt, who crossed it in 1811. Trappers and traders crossing between Jackson Hole and Pierre's Hole (Teton Basin) used it constantly for years.

Source: Wyoming Guide 

 

Other Names: Hunts Pass, Hunt's Pass

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Teton Pass

 

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