Oxbow Bend

Oxbow Bend is an island in Teton, Wyoming and has an elevation of 6,736 feet. Oxbow Bend is situated nearby to the hamlet Moran.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Signal Mountain and Allen Cemetery.

Signal Mountain

Peak

Photo: Thomas Kriese, CC BY 2.0.

Signal Mountain is an isolated summit standing 7,720 feet above sea level. The mountain is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

Allen Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Floridan69, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Allen Cemetery is located in the Grand Teton National Park. It is called the Moran Cemetery by the National Park Service and the USGS, and sometimes is referred to as the Old Moran Cemetery due to its proximity to the prior location of the town of Moran.

Christian Pond

Pond

Christian Pond is a small freshwater lake in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The pond is known for its diversity of waterfowl including the trumpeter swans which nest here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moran and Colter Bay Village.

Moran

Hamlet

Photo: Rschen7754, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Moran is an unincorporated community in south central Teton County, Wyoming, United States, which serves as one of the principal fee collection entrances to Grand Teton National Park. Moran is situated 2½ miles southeast of Oxbow Bend.

Colter Bay Village

Hamlet

Photo: inkknife 2000 (7.5 million views ), CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colter Bay Village is a developed area of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA. Located on the northeast side of Jackson Lake, it was built starting in the 1950s as part of the National Park Service's Mission 66 program to expand park visitor services and to adapt them to the requirements of automobile tourism. Colter Bay Village is situated 5 miles northwest of Oxbow Bend.

Oxbow Bend

Type: Island
Description: island in Teton County, Wyoming, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.86272° or 43° 51′ 46″ north

Longitude

-110.54882° or 110° 32′ 56″ west

Elevation

6,736 feet (2,053 metres)

Open location code

85MFVF72+3F

GeoNames ID

5834434

Wikidata ID

Q49667212

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Cebuano: “Oxbow Bend”

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