Geologic Forces Still Shape This Youthful Landscape

With no foothills to obstruct your view, the jagged peaks and deep canyons of the Teton Range rise abruptly from the Jackson Hole valley. Striking, magnificent views provoke wonder. This landscape was born out of an ancient past and shaped by recent geologic forces. The 2.7 billion-year-old rocks found in the core of the range are some of the oldest in North America, but these mountains rank among the youngest in the world.

Beginning 100 million years ago, long before today's mountains formed, the collision of tectonic plates along North America's west coast bowed-up a vast block of sedimentary rock deposited by ancient seas. Beginning 10 million years ago, movement on the Teton fault generated massive earthquakes causing the mountains to rise while the valley floor dropped. The vertical displacement—from the sedimentary rocks overlaying the mountaintops to the same layers beneath the valley floor—approaches 30,000 feet.

While movement on the Teton fault lifted the range, erosion sculpted the landscape. Starting two million years ago, massive glaciers up to 3,500 feet thick periodically flowed south from Yellowstone and filled the valley—eroding mountains, transporting and depositing huge volumes of rocky glacial debris. As ice sheets filled the valley, alpine glaciers sculpted the jagged Teton skyline. These glaciers carved the peaks and canyons and deposited moraines along the glacier's edge. Today these moraines dam beautiful lakes, like Jenny Lake, along the base of the Teton Range. The general color scheme of vegetation in the 310,000-acre park hints at this geologic story.

Using geology and vegetation as clues, you can determine key wildlife habitat. Geology, plants, and animals interact dynamically over a large region, or ecosystem. The mission of the National Park Service is to safeguard natural and cultural resources for the enjoyment of this and future generations. Please help care for this beautiful place.

Natural Communities Color the Park's Scenery

Alpine

Alpine communities are harsh habitats often the color of bare rock. Elevation, hard winters, and brief summers challenge life above treeline. Lichens cling to rocks while phlox and moss campion resist the wind and cold by growing low on scant soils. Flowers emit scents that lure insects to pollinate them. The insects attract white-crowned sparrows, which eat the insects. In summer, tiny pikas dry and store plants for winter. Pikas and yellow-bellied marmots watch for predators like weasels and raptors. Most alpine residents winter at lower elevations or hibernate.

Forests

Darker greens of Teton landscapes are forests that grow where moraines and mountainsides hold water within reach of tree roots.

Forests of lodgepole pine and other conifers—Douglas-fir, Englemann spruce, limber pine, and subalpine fir—occur in lower elevations of the Teton Range. In summer, elk and mule deer seek their shade. Black and grizzly bears frequent this area searching for berries, insects, and small mammals. Red squirrels live in the trees, gathering and storing cones in caches for winter. Long-tailed weasels and pine martens prey on the squirrels, snowshoe hares, deer mice, and other small mammals. Colorful western tanagers fly through less dense parts of the forest canopy.

Above 8,500 feet, whitebark pine, spruce, and fir dominate forests. Whitebark pine—a keystone species sensitive to global climate change, insects, and disease—is an important food source for red squirrels and grizzly bears. These pines also retain moisture on high windswept slopes, benefiting the entire high-altitude forest community. On the edges of these forests ruffed grouse nest on the ground and feed on buds and insects. Great horned owls hunt the forest's voles, mice, and gophers.

Sagebrush Flats

Sagebrush flats color the landscape a silvery gray-green. This plant community, covering most of the valley floor, looks barren and sparse but is quite lush. Rocky, well-drained soils discourage most plants, but hardy big sage, low sage, antelope bitterbrush, and over 20 species of grasses thrive. Sage grouse use sagebrush for shelter, food, and nesting areas. Arrowleaf balsamroot and lupine add spring color. Small mammals like Uinta ground squirrels, white-footed deer mice, and least chipmunks live here and attract raptors. Badgers dig burrows, and coyotes and wolves lope across cobbled plains. Pronghorns live here in summer but migrate southeast to the upper Green River Basin—to avoid deep winter snow. Evenings and mornings, elk herds feed on grasses in spring, summer, and fall. Where bitterbrush abounds, moose forage, especially in winter and early spring. Birders can find sage thrashers, greentailed towhees, western meadowlarks, and vesper and Brewer's sparrows. Bison roam the steppes between the Snake River and the forests. For Native Americans, the valley was productive for hunting and gathering, but severe winters meant they did not live here year-round. Permanent residents came eventually, starting in the mid-1880s as farmers and ranchers. Improved shelter, irrigation, and more hardy seed varieties enabled a meager living. Now people value the valley's scenery, human history, and quality of life.

Wet Meadows and Wetlands

Green hues that fall between silvery sage and dark forest may indicate wet meadows, willow flats, or wetlands. Wet meadows and willow flats are flooded by water part of the year. A high water table and pockets of good soil make possible abundant grasses, sedges, and forbs. Many birds and small mammals eat these plants. In the West, the narrow bands of vegetation along waterways may account for over 90 percent of an entire region's biological diversity. Wetlands around rivers, lakes, and marshes share many characteristics of the neighboring aquatic community.

Lakes, Ponds, Rivers

Lakes and ponds dot the landscape with shades of blue. Streams and rivers are reflected as ribbons of blue and silver. Snake River tributaries drain the mountains around Jackson Hole. Stream banks, floodplains, lakes, and ponds are rich habitats teeming with life. Snake River float trips are an excellent way to see the park's variety of wildlife. Native cutthroat trout, mountain whitefish, and other fish are crucial food for otters, bald eagles, and osprey. At Oxbow Bend you may see American white pelicans, great blue herons, and trumpeter swans.

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Enjoy a Safe Visit and Be Bear Aware

The park's clean air and waters, and its natural sounds, enhance your visit and the quality of habitat for native species—1,200 plants, 300 birds, over 60 mammals, and 12 fish. The park and parkway let you enjoy nature's sights and sounds safely. Stay on trails to protect native vegetation. Dispose of waste properly in bear-resistant trash containers; recycle or reuse food and drink containers. Observe wildlife quietly from a safe distance: 100 yards from bears and wolves, 25 yards from all other animals. The park newspaper lists schedules of ranger-led activities like talks, walks, hikes, demonstrations, and other programs conducted early June through September. Campfire programs cover a range of topics at Colter Bay, Signal Mountain, Jenny Lake, and Gros Ventre amphitheaters. The newspaper lists visitor center hours and concession services, like restaurants, lodging, stores, gas stations, and mountaineering and float trip services.

Be Bear Aware! All odorous items must be stored properly at all times to protect people and bears. Ask at a visitor center or check the park newspaper to learn about proper food storage in bear country.

Exploring Grand Teton

Camping Camping is permitted in five campgrounds, first-come, first-served. Trailers, RVs, and tents are allowed in all campgrounds except Jenny Lake, which is tents only. Only dead and down wood may be collected as firewood. Please see the park newspaper for group camping information.

Backcountry camping is permitted only in designated areas; permits are required, and reservation requests are accepted from January 5 through May 15. A service fee is charged for advance reservations.

Water Safety and Protection Floating the Snake River in the park is allowed only in hand-propelled boats and rafts; inner tubes are prohibited. Only experienced floaters should launch on the river. Motorboats are allowed on Jackson and Jenny lakes; Jenny Lake has a 10-hp limit. Hand-propelled craft are allowed on most lakes. Sailing, windsurfing, and water skiing are allowed on Jackson Lake only. All craft require permits and yearly registration at park visitor centers.

Swimming in park waters is generally a cold experience. The shallow areas of Jackson, Leigh, String, and Jenny lakes have reasonable temperatures in July and August. There are no lifeguards. Swimming in the Snake River is not advised.

Stream and lake water should be boiled or treated to kill or remove harmful organisms like Giardia and Campylobacter that may cause severe gastrointestinal distress.

Fishing is allowed in most park streams and lakes. Wyoming fishing licenses are required and are sold at Dornans, Signal Mountain Lodge, and Colter Bay Marina. Visitor centers have information on park fishing regulations. Aquatic nuisance species are a concern. Clean and dry boats, boots, and waders before you enter a new body of water—and never empty containers of bait, fish, plants, or animals into park waters.

Vehicles Drive only on established roadways and observe posted speed limits. Pass bicyclists with caution. Dawn and dusk are excellent times to see wildlife; watch other drivers for sudden stops. Park in turnouts or completely off the road to observe or photograph wildlife and scenery. Be alert for animals along or crossing roadways.

Wildlife Feeding any wildlife is prohibited. Animals in the park are part of complex, protected natural systems. Let animals find natural foods. Never handle smaller animals like ground squirrels. They can carry disease. Larger animals are unpredictable and can cause serious injuries. Approaching too closely is prohibited: Minimum distances are 100 yards from bears and wolves and 25 yards from all other wildlife. Regulations prohibit destruction, injury, disturbance, or removal of cultural or natural features, including all plants, animals, rocks, and arrowheads or other historic artifacts.

Pets Pets must be leashed (maximum length six feet) at all times. Pets are not allowed in public buildings, on trails, in the backcountry, on most ranger-led activities, or in visitor centers. They are prohibited in boats on rivers and on lakes other than Jackson Lake. Never leave pets unattended, especially in a closed vehicle. Pet regulations are strictly enforced. Service animals like guide dogs are welcome; contact the park.

Climbing Mountain climbing is a technical sport requiring proper knowledge, experience, physical condition, and equipment. Overnight trips require a backcountry permit. Jenny Lake Ranger Station offers climbing information from June through early September. Solo climbing is not advised.

For firearms regulations see our website or ask at a visitor center.

Accessibility We strive to make our facilities, services, and programs accessible to all. For information contact a visitor center or a ranger or visit www.nps.gov/grte.

Wilderness in Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park and the National Park Service protect nearly half of the park as wilderness, including most of the Teton Range. These lands are formally recommended to Congress to be part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The 1964 Wilderness Act made designated wilderness the most protected category for federal public lands.

The Act and National Park Service policies mandate preserving the land's wilderness character and natural conditions. Wilderness offers outstanding opportunities for solitude and a primitive and unconfined type of recreation. The US Forest Service manages over one million acres of designated wilderness next to the national park and memorial parkway.

Source: NPS Brochure (2013)

Establishment Grand Teton National Park — September 14, 1950 Jackson Hole National Monument — March 15, 1943 (new designation) Grand Teton National Park — February 26, 1929

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Boating May 2000		Boating 10/2002		Boating 03/2021
Commercial Services 1999		Student Bibliography 12/1996		Common Plants June 1996
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Snowmobiling December 1996		Easy Access March 1999		Employment Information February 1999
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Floating the Snake River April 1998		Floating the Snake River 10/2002		Hiking Maps February 1999
Interpretive Internship December 1998		Journey Through the Past: A Geologic Tour February 1999		General Information Summer 1979
Mammal-Finding Guide Date Unknown		Mammal-Finding Guide 03/2000		Mountaineering April 1995
Native American Arts 1976	Native American Arts 1978	Native American Arts 1983	Birds of Jackson Hole 2008	Birds of Jackson Hole 2014	Attention Water Users: Stop the Spread of Invasive Species Date Unknown
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Bicycling 9/2019		Bear Safety 7/2017		Bear Safety 2012
Bird Finding Guide 04/2012		Bird Finding Guide 2017		Boating 2/2019
Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing 2/2017		Day Hikes 9/2011		Caminatas 1/2014
Elk Ecology & Management 06/2013		Elk Ecology & Management 10/2014		Elk Ecology & Management October 1998
Elk Reduction in Progress 2015		Fall Colors in the Tetons Date Unknown		Creation of Grand Teton National Park January 2000
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Flotando en el Snake River 12/2010		Floating the Snake River 3/2011		Floating the Snake River 3/2019
Journey Through the Past: A Geologic Tour 2/2012		Disappearing Glaciers		11,000 Years of Human Influence: The Archeological Record 7/2012
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Guía para Encontrar Mamíferos 12/2010		Mountaineering 7/2017		Pets 3/2015
Common Plants 2017		Saddle and Pack Stock 7/2018		The Rockefeller Legacy: Philanthropy and Conservation 8/2017
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Trading Cards
(©Jefferson National Parks Association)	(©Jefferson National Parks Association)

2019 Guide Resource Notebook, Grand Teton National Park (Katy Canetta, Emilee Helton, Katie Tozier, Mary Greenblatt and Matheus De Nardo, 2019)

2022 Socioeconomic Research of Grand Teton National Park: Report on 2022 Data Collection NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRTE/NRR-2023/2510 (Otak, Inc., RRC Associates and University of Montana, May 2023)

A 2000-year Environmental History of Jackson Hole Wyoming Inferred from Lake-sediment Records (Karen Jacobs and Cathy Whitlock, 2008)

A Brief History of the Trails of Grand Teton National Park (James A. Pritchard, extract from University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report, Vol. 22, 2009)

A Check-List of Plants of Grand Teton National Park (May 1963)

A Guide to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming NPS Handbook #122 (1984)

A Place Called Jackson Hole: Historic Resources Study (John Daugherty, Grand Teton Natural History Association, 1999)

A Tale of Dough Gods, Bear Grease, Cantaloupe, and Sucker Oil: Marymere/Pinetree/Mae-Lou/AMK Ranch (Kenneth L. Diem, Leonore L. Diem and William C. Lawrence, ©University of Wyoming, 1986)

American Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010 (C. Cormack Gates, Curtis H. Freese, Peter J.P. Gogan and Mandy Kotzman, eds., 2010, ©International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)

Analyzing stakeholder preferences for managing elk and bison at the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park: an example of the disparate stakeholder management approach USGS Open-File Report 2005-1224 (Lynne Koontz and Dana L. Hoag, 2005)

Annual Reports: 2023 • 2024

Bat Control and Prevention of Rabies and Histoplasmosis, Grand Teton National Park (undated)

Burned Area Survey of Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: The Fires of 1988 (Ann Rodman, Henry Shovic, Don Despain and Paul Schullery, June 1990)

Campfire Tales of Jackson Hole (G. Bryan Harry, ed., Grand Teton Natural History Association, 1960)

Colter Bay Village: Understanding the Historic Significance of the Recent Past in Grand Teton National Park (©Elizabeth F. Engle, 2010)

Colter Bay Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Assessment (July 2012)

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole (Merrill J. Mattes, 1962)

Creation of Grand Teton National Park (Jackie Skaggs, January 2000)

Creation of the Teton Landscape: The Geologic Story of Grand Teton National Park (J.D. Love and John C. Reed, Jr., ©Grand Teton Association, 1971)

Cultural Landscape Inventory: Jenny Lake Lodge (2022)

Cultural Landscape Inventory: Mormon Row (1997)

Cultural Landscape Report for the Jackson Lake Lodge National Historic Landmark District — Part II: Treatment (Logan Simpson, June 2015)

Cultural Landscape Report: 4 Lazy F Ranch, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: Parts 1 and 2 (Architectural Resources Group, September 2023)

Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Bar BC Dude Ranch, Grand Teton National Park (2007)

Cultural Landscapes Inventory: Jackson Lake Lodge (2007)

Cultural Landscapes Inventory, Murie Ranch, Grand Teton National Park (2010)

Cultural Landscapes Inventory: Sky Ranch (2011)

Day Use of Grand Teton National Parks Backcountry Areas (Clynn Phillips, John Hoesterey and Jacquelin Buchanan, September 1981)

Economic analysis of alternative bison and elk management practices on the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park: a comparison of visitor and household responses USGS Open-File Report 2004-1305 (John B. Loomis and Lynne Caughlan, 2004)

Fire Management in Grand Teton National Park (Lloyd L. Loope and Robert P. Wood, from Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceeding, Vol. 14, 1976)

Foundation Document, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming (May 2017)

Foundation Document Overview, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming (January 2017)

Geologic Resources Inventory Report, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/GRD/NRR-2010/230 (K. KellerLynn, August 2010)

Geophysical Study in Grand Teton National Park and Vicinity, Teton County, Wyoming USGS Professional Paper 516-E (John C. Behrendt, Benton L. Tibbetts, William E. Bonini and Peter M. Lavin, 1968)

Greater Yellowstone Climate Assessment: Past, Present, and Future Climate Change in Greater Yellowstone Watersheds (Steven Hostetler, Cathy Whitlock, Bryan Shuman, David Liefert, Charles Wolf Drimal and Scott Bischke, June 2021)

Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian Monitoring

Amphibian Monitoring in the Greater Yellowstone Network—Project Report 2007: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks NPS Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/GRYN/NRTR—2009/151 (Debra A. Patla and William R. Gould, January 2009)

Amphibian Monitoring in the Greater Yellowstone Network—Project Report 2008 and 2009: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2010/072 (Debra A. Patla, August 2010)

Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian Monitoring: 2010-2011 Annual Status Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS-2012/332 (Debra Patla and Kristin Legg, June 2012)

Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian Monitoring: 2012-2013 Biennial Status Report NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2016/1140 (Andrew Ray and Debra Patla, February 2016)

Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian and Wetland Monitoring: Status Report for 2014, 2015, and 2016 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2018/1638 (Debra Patla and Andrew Ray, May 2018)

Greater Yellowstone Network Amphibian and Wetland Monitoring: Status Report for 2017 and 2018 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2020/2111 (Debra Patla and Andrew Ray, April 2020)

Ground-water data from selected sites in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USGS Open-File Report 89-51 (D.J. Parliman and H.W. Young, 1989)

Ground water east of Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USGS Circular 494 (Laurence J. McGreevy and Ellis D. Gordon, 1964)

Historic Structure Report/Administrative Data/Historical Data/Architectural Data: Leek's Lodge, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (Jean Carlton Parker, April 1979)

Historic Structures Report: Jenny Lake Lodge Main Lodge (Elizabeth Engle, 2021)

Historic Structures Report/History Section: Maud Noble Cabin, Grand Teton National Park (Erwin N. Thompson, November 1970)

Historic Structures Report: Maud Noble Cabin and Out-Building, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (Charles S. Pope, January 1970)

History of Jackson's Hole, Wyoming Before the Year 1907 (Walcott Watson, 1935)

Hydrologic and water-quality data for selected sites, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, September 1988 through September 1990 USGS Open-File Report 91-56 (H.W. Young, D.J. Parliman, M.L. Jones and M.A. Stone, 1991)

Interpretive Program Study 2015-2016, Grand Teton National Park (Pat Stephens Williams and Ray Darville, May 23, 2017)

Junior Park Ranger, Grand Teton National Park (Date Unknown; for reference purposes only)

Leigh and String Lakes Visitor Use Study at Grand Teton National Park: 2017 Data Collection Summary NPS Natural Resource Report (Ashley D'Antonio, Derrick Taff, Christopher Monz, Peter Newman, Jenna Baker, Will Rice and Zach Miller, March 2018)

Management Alternatives and Environmental Assessment: Mormon Row Historic District, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (June 2015)

Management Plan for Buildings Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Grand Teton National Park (February 2000)

Migrations and Management of the Jackson Elk Herd National Biological Survey Resource Publication 199 (Bruce L. Smith and Russell L. Robbins, 1994)

Monitoring Amphibian Populations in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Final Report (Charles R. Peterson, Edward D. Koch and Paul Stephen Corn, October 9, 1992)

Monitoring Five-Needle Pine on Bureau of Land Management Lands in Wyoming: Summary Report for 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2019/1931 (Erin Shanahan, Kathryn M. Irvine, Kristin Legg, Siri Wilmoth, Rob Daley and Joshua Jackson, May 2019)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2011 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS-2012/278 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, April 2012)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2012 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2013/498 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, June 2013)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2013 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2014/631 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, March 2014)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2014 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2015/796 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, May 2015)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2015 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2016/1146 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, March 2016)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2016 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2017/1453 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, May 2017)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2017 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2018/1689 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, August 2018)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2018 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2019/1225 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, May 2019)

Monitoring Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: 2019 Annual Report NPS Natural Resource Data Series NPS/GRYN/NRDS—2020/1273 (Greater Yellowstone Whitebark Pine Monitoring Working Group, April 2020)

Monthly Narrative Report to Chief Architect: Report on E.C.W. Activities (Sanford Hill and Howard Gregg, May 27-June 27, 1937)

Mountain Goat Management Plan Environmental Assessment, Grand Teton National Park (December 2018)

Murie Ranch Historic Furnishings Report (Diane M. Sanders, 2013)

National Register of Historic Places Nomination Forms

4 Lazy F Dude Ranch (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

AMK Ranch (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Andy Chambers Ranch Historic District (Carol Drake Mehls, March 30, 1988)

Bar B C Dude Ranch (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Cascade Canyon Barn (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Chapel of the Transfiguration (Clayton Fraser, February 25, 1980)

Cunningham Cabin (Donald F. Dosch, March 12, 1973)

Death Canyon Barn (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Double Diamond Dude Ranch Dining Hall (Janene Caywood, Anne Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Geraldine Lucas Homestead / Fabian Place Historic District (Ann Hubber based on HABS documentation by Young and Ruhl, 1997)

Hunter Hereford Ranch Historic District (Ann Hubber, Janene Caywood and Kathryn Scnied, 1997)

Jackson Lake Lodge (Paul S. Reed and Edith B. Wallace, October 29, 2001, rev. January 28, 2002)

Jackson Lake Ranger Station (Steven F. Mehls, August 30, 1988)

Jenny Lake Boat Concession Facilities (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Jenny Lake CCC Camp #NP-4 (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Jenny Lake Ranger Station Historic District (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Kimmel Kabins (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Leek's Lodge (Ned Frost, June 26, 1974)

Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin (Steven F. Mehls, January 17, 1989)

Manges Cabin (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Menor's Ferry (Nedward M. Frost, February 26, 1969)

Moose Entrance Kiosk (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Moran Bay Patrol Cabin (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Mormon Row Historic District (A. Hubber, C. Miller and J. Caywood, January 1996)

Multiple Property Submission (Ann Hubber and Janene Caywood, November 20, 1997)

Murie Ranch Historic District (Michael Cassity, October 15, 2003)

Murie Residence (Carol Drake Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Old Administrative Area Historic District (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Ramshorn Dude Ranch Lodge (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Snake River Land Company Residence and Office (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

String Lake Comfort Station (Steven F. Mehls, January 17, 1989)

The Brinkerhoff (Steven F. Mehls, September 14, 1988)

The Highlands Historic District (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Triangle X Barn (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

Upper Granite Canyon Patrol Cabin (Janene Caywood, Ann Hubber and Kathryn Schneid, 1997)

White Grass Dude Ranch (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

White Grass Ranger Station Historic District (Steven F. Mehls, March 20, 1988)

Natural Resource Condition Assessment, Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR-2012/550 (R. Douglas Ramsey, Christopher M. McGinty, Ellie I. Leydsman McGinty, Lisa A. Langs Stoner, Benjamin A. Crabb, William A. Adair, Alexander Hernandez, John C. Schmidt, Milada Majerova, Benjamin Hudson, Ashton K. Montrone, John H. Lowry and Matthew E. Baker, July 2012)

Nature Notes: Grand Teton National Park (1936-1941)

Paleontological Resources at Grand Teton National Park, Northwestern Wyoming (Vincent L. Santucci and William P. Wall, extract from University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report, Vol. 22 Article 7, 1998)

Paleontological Survey of Grand Teton National Park (Krisha H. Tracy, William P. Wall, Alfred J. Mead and Vincent L. Santucci, extract from University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report, Vol. 26 Article 2, 2002)

Park Newspaper (Teewinot)

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Park Newspaper: Solar Eclipse — August 21, 2017, Grand Teton National Park (2017)

Preliminary study of subsurface wastewater movement in and near Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, through October 1976 USGS Open-File Report 77-275 (Edward Riley Cox, 1977)

Proactive Decision Support Tools for National Park and Non-Traditional Agencies in Solving Traffic-Related Problems (©Antonio Fuentes, PhD Thesis, 2019)

Rendevous in Jackson Hole (Merrill J. Mattes, extract from The Denver Westerners Monthly Roundup, Vol. 16 No. 7, July 1960; ©Denver Posse of Westerners, all rights reserved)

Shaded Relief Map: Grand Teton National Park, WY Scale: 1:62,500 (USGS, 1982)

Status of Whitebark Pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Step-Trend Analysis with Comparisons from 2004 to 2015 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2017/1445 (Eric Shanahan, Kristin Legg and Rob Daley, May 2017)

Summary and Evaluation of Landbird Monitoring in Grand Teton National Park, 2005-2008 NPS Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/GRYN/NRTR-2012/622 (Stacy Ostermann-Kelm, William Gould, Susan Wolff, Rob Daley and Robert Bennetts, September 2012)

Teton Dakota: Ethnology and History (John C. Ewers, 1938)

The Elk of Grand Teton and Southern Yellowstone National Parks (Glen F. Cole, 1969)

The Grand Adventure, Grand Teton National Park (2013; for reference purposes only)

The Grand Adventure! — Junior Park Ranger, Grand Teton National Park (Date Unknown; for reference purposes only)

The Northern Backcountry Patrol Cabins of Grand Teton National Park (James A. Pritchard and Katherine Longfield, extract from University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report, Vol. 31, 2008)

The Present Plight of the Jackson Hole Elk Bureau of Biological Survey Wildlife Research and Management Leaflet BS-12 (H.P. Sheldon, Olaus J. Murie and W.E. Crouch, July 1935)

The Research Station's Place in History (Leonore Diem, University of Wyoming, 1978)

Topographic Map: Grand Teton National Park, WY Scale: 1:62,500 (USGS, 1982)

Using Archival Digital Orthophotographs to Investigate the Effects of Fire Exclusion and Insect Outbreaks on Douglas-Fir in Grand Teton National Park and Surrounding Areas (Daniel C. Donato, Diane Abendroth and Brian J. Harvey, August 2013)

Using Archival Digital Orthophotographs to Investigate the Douglas-Fir Fire Regime: A Preliminary Study from Grand Teton National Park and the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming (Diane Abendroth, Daniel Donato, Brian Harvey and Kathryn Mellander, 2013)

Vascular Plants of Grant Teton National Park, Wyoming (Richard J. Shaw, extract from SIDA Contributions to Botany, Vol. 4, 1968)

Visitor Reactions to the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program: Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks (Allen Lundgren, David W. Lime, Cynthia A. Warzecha, Michael S. Lewis and Jerrilyn L. Thompson, September 25, 1997)

Water Quality of the Snake River and Five Eastern Tributaries in the Upper Snake River Basin, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1998-2002 USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5017 (Melanie L. Clark, Wilfrid J. Sadler, and Susan E. O'Ney, 2004)

Water quality and hydrogeology near four wastewater-treatment facilities in Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, Wyoming, September 1988 through September 1997 USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4117 (Kenneth J. Hedmark and H.W. Young, 1999)

Water Quality Summary for the Snake River and Alpine Lakes in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Preliminary Analysis of 2013 Data NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2016/1228 (Alysa Yoder, Andrew Ray, Kathryn Mellander, Chad Whaley and Rodney Roy, May 2016)

Water Quality Summary for the Snake River and Alpine Lakes in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Preliminary Analysis of 2014 Data, Revised May 2016 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2016/1229 (Andrew Ray, Katie Kaylor, W. Adam Sigler, Kathryn Mellander and Chad Whaley, May 2016)

Water Quality Summary for the Snake River and Alpine Lakes in Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway: Preliminary Analysis of 2015 Data (Revised - 2019) NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2019/1932 (Mary Levandowski, Andrew Ray, Kathryn Mellander and Chad Whaley, May 2019)

Water resources of Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming USGS Open-File Report 74-1019 (Edward Riley Cox, 1974)

Wickiups of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: Conical Timber Lodges within the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, Shoshone National Forest, and Yellowstone National Park (David R.M. White and Katharine L. White, January 2012)

Winter Use Plan Environmental Assessment, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana (November 1990)

Winter Use Plans Environmental Assessment, Grand Teton/Yellowstone National Parks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho (November 2008)

Winter Use Survey, Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana Final (January 1990)

Grand Teton National Park

The following visual bibliography is just a sampling of the handbooks and books which have been published for this park. NPSHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.

cover only Teton Trails: A Naturalist's Guide to Grand Teton National Park Howard R. Stagner and Carl E. Jepson 1946	cover only Jackson Hole, Crossroads of the Western Fur Trade 1830-1840 Merrill J. Mattes 1948	Campfire Tales of Jackson Hole 1960	Colter's Hell & Jackson's Hole 1962
cover only A Check-List of Plants of Grand Teton National Park May 1963	cover only From Trapper to Tourist in Jackson Hole Elizabeth Wied Hayden 1969	cover only Bonney's Guide: Grand Teton National Park &i; Jackson's Hole Orrin H. Bonney and Lorraine G. Bonney 1970	cover only The Tetons and the Yellowstone Ansel Adams and Nancy Newhall 1970
cover only Hiking the Teton Backcountry Paul Lawrence 1973	cover only Along the Ramparts of the Tetons Robert B. Betts 1978	cover only Mountaineering in the Tetons: The Pioneer Period, 1898-1940 1978	cover only Large Mammals of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Karen Craighead 1978
cover only Nature Guide to Jackson Hole Olaus J. Murie 1979	cover only Ecology of Jackson Hole, Wyoming Tim W. Clark 1981	cover only Grand Teton: Explorer's Guide Carl Schreier 1982	cover only Crucible for Conservation: The Struggle for Grand Teton National Park Robert W. Righter 1982
cover only Jackson Hole, Wyoming: In the Shadow of the Tetons David J. Saylor 1982	cover only Handbook #122 Grand Teton: a guide to Grand Teton National Park 1984	cover only Grand Teton National Park: Where Lightning Walks Tim McNulty and Pat O'Hara 1985	cover only Origins: A Guide to the Place Names of Grand Teton National Park and the Surrounding Area Elizabeth Wied Hayden and Cynthia Nielsen 1988
Creation of the Teton Landscape 1989	cover only Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and the Middle Rocky Mountains J. David Love 1989	cover only Yellowstone-Grand Teton Road Guide Jeremy Schmidt and Steven Fuller 1990	cover only A Field Guide to The Hoofed Mammals of Jackson Hole J. Brad Stelfox and Lynne Lawrence 1991
cover only A Guide to Exploring Grand Teton National Park Linda L. Olson and Tim Bywater 1991	cover only Teton Trails: A Guide to the Trails of Grand Teton National Park Bryan Harry 1992	cover only Wildflowers of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks Richard J. Shaw 1992	cover only 50 Jackson Hole Hiking Trails Rebecca Woods 1993
cover only Shadow on the Tetons: David E. Jackson and the Claiming of the American West John C. Jackson 1993	cover only The Grand Tetons: The Story of Taming the Western Wilderness Margaret Sanborn 1993	cover only Day Hiking Grand Teton National Park Tom Carter 1993	cover only For Everything There Is A Season Frank C. Craighead, Jr. 1994
cover only The Tetons: Interpretations of a Mountain Landscape Fritiof Fryxell 1995	cover only Identifying and Finding The Mammals of Jackson Hole Darwin Wile 1996	cover only Day Hikes in the Grand Tetons & Jackson Hole, Wyoming Robert Stone 1996	cover only Grand Teton: Citadels of Stone Jeremy and Thomas Schmidt 1996
cover only Interpreting the Landscape: Recent and Ongoing Geology of Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks John M. Good and Kenneth Pierce 1996	cover only Glenn Exum: "Never a Bad Word or a Twisted Rope" 1998	cover only The Natural World of Jackson Hole: An Ecological Primer Tim W. Clark 1999	cover only Wildlife Watcher's Guide: Yellowstone-Grand Teton National Parks Todd Wilkinson 1999
cover only Large Mammals of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Karen Craighead 1999	cover only and That's The Way It Was in Jackson's Hole Jack Huyler 2000	cover only Windows Into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Robert B. Smith and Lee J. Siegel 2000	cover only The Murie Ranch Maggie Meehan 2001
cover only Small Mammals of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Don Streubel 2002	cover only Wildlife of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks M. Douglas Scott and Suvi A. Scott 2002	cover only Creation oof the Teton Landscape: A Geological Chronicle of Jackson Hole & The Teton Range J. David Love, John C. Reed, Jr. and Kenneth L. Pierce 2003	cover only From Trapper to Tourist in Jackson Hole 2004
cover only Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Road Guide Jeremy Schmidt and Steven Fuller 2004	cover only A Guide to Exploring Grand Teton National Park Linda L. Olson and Tim Bywater 2005	cover only Canyons and Lakes of Grand Teton National Park 2005	cover only Day Hikes and Short Walks of Grand Teton National Park 2005
cover only Common Wildflowers of Grand Teton National Park 2005	cover only The Best of Grand Teton National Park 2005	cover only Wildlife of Grand Teton National Park 2006	cover only Geology of Grand Teton National Park 2006
cover only History of Grand Teton National Park 2006	cover only The Kids' Guide to Grand Teton National Park 2006	cover only The Aquatic Bug Book: Invertebrates of the Snake River 2008	cover only Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks: A Farcountry Field Guide Kurt F. Johnson 2013
cover only Peaks, Politics and Passion: Grand Teton National Parks Comes of Age Robert W. Righter 2014	Built Beneath the Mountains: Historic Properties in Grand Teton National Park Date Unknown	cover only Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton Kevin Grange 2021