Grand Teton National Park
Many natural features in this region went without names until the 1800s. The Shoshone called the mountain range "Teewinot," meaning "many pinnacles." French Canadian trappers referred to the Grand, Middle, and South Teton as "Les Trois Tetons," or "The Three Breasts." Early explorers called them "Pilot Knobs." The 1872 Hayden Expedition named Leigh and Jenny lakes after its guide, Richard Leigh, and his Shoshone wife. The expedition even named the Grand Teton "Mount Hayden" briefly.Horace M. Albright served as the National Park Service director 1929-33.Novelist Owen Wister was an early Jackson Hole visitor.The Nez Perce Indians hunted in the surrounding regions.William O. Owen led the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898.Thomas Moran sketched and painted scenes for the Hayden Expedition.| HM Number | HM1NP9 |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | National Park Service |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 7th, 2015 at 1:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 12T E 522798 N 4831217 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.63360000, -110.71736667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 38.016', W 110° 43.042' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 38' 0.96" N, 110° 43' 2.52" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near Albright View Turn, Jackson WY 83001, US |
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