Paintbrush Canyon

Paintbrush Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum approximately 15,000 years ago.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Valley with an elevation of 6,893 feet
Description: canyon in Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Also known as: “Indian Paintbrush Canyon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Moran and Rockchuck Peak.

Mount Moran

Peak

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Moran is a mountain in Grand Teton National Park of western Wyoming, USA. The mountain is named for Thomas Moran, an American western frontier landscape artist. Mount Moran is situated 2 miles northwest of Paintbrush Canyon.

Rockchuck Peak

Peak

Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rockchuck Peak is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The mountain is immediately west of String Lake and south of Paintbrush Canyon. The summit is.5 miles north of Mount Saint John. Rockchuck Peak is situated 2 miles southwest of Paintbrush Canyon.

String Lake

Lake

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There are 44 named and countless unnamed lakes in Grand Teton National Park. The largest of these is Jackson Lake, a natural glacial lake that has been enlarged with the construction of the Jackson Lake Dam. String Lake is situated 2 miles southeast of Paintbrush Canyon.

Paintbrush Canyon

Categories: canyon and landform
Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.81188° or 43° 48′ 43″ north

Longitude

-110.75299° or 110° 45′ 11″ west

Elevation

6,893 feet (2,101 metres)

Open location code

85MFR66W+QR

GeoNames ID

5834509

Wikidata ID

Q7124989

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Paintbrush Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Paintbrush Canyon”
German: “Paintbrush Canyon”

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