Snowshoe Canyon

Snowshoe 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, leaving behind a U-shaped valley.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bivouac Peak and Eagles Rest Peak.

Bivouac Peak

Peak

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Bivouac Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located immediately to the west of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake, and rises more than 4,000 ft in less than 0.5 mi from the lakeshore. Moran Canyon is situated to the south of the mountain and Snowshoe Canyon lies to the north. Bivouac Peak is situated 2½ miles west of Snowshoe Canyon.

Eagles Rest Peak

Peak

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Eagles Rest Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located west of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. Eagles Rest Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of Snowshoe Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colter Bay Village.

Colter Bay Village

Hamlet

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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 northeast of Snowshoe Canyon.

Snowshoe Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 6,778 feet
Description: canyon in Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Categories: canyon and landform
Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.87077° or 43° 52′ 15″ north

Longitude

-110.73716° or 110° 44′ 14″ west

Elevation

6,778 feet (2,066 metres)

Open location code

85MFV7C7+84

GeoNames ID

5838796

Wikidata ID

Q7548698

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Snowshoe Canyon”
German: “Snowshoe Canyon”

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