Grand Teton

Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) in Northwest Wyoming. Below its north face is Teton Glacier.

Teton Range · Wyoming · United States · 4,199 m

Grand Teton from the southeast, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA

About Grand Teton

Grand Teton is the highest mountain in the Teton Range, reaching 13,775 feet (4,199 meters), and the surrounding park contains rocks nearly 3 billion years old . The mountain lies within Grand Teton National Park and rises above Jackson Hole as the range’s highest summit .

Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) in Northwest Wyoming. Below its north face is Teton Glacier. The mountain is a classic destination in American mountaineering via the Owen-Spalding route, the North Ridge and North Face.

Grand Teton is the highest mountain in the Teton Range, reaching 13,775 feet (4,199 meters), and the surrounding park contains rocks nearly 3 billion years old . The mountain lies within Grand Teton National Park and rises above Jackson Hole as the range’s highest summit .

Documented mountaineering milestones

  • 1898 — First documented ascent via the route now known as the Owen-Spalding Route: William O. “Billy” Owen, Franklin Spalding, John Shive, and Frank Petersen
  • 1931 — First ascent of the upper south ridge, now associated with the Exum Ridge route: Glenn Exum

Routes and approaches

A recognized approach to the Grand Teton proceeds from the Lupine Meadows Trailhead into Garnet Canyon, which leads toward the mountain’s prominent summit routes and the Lower Saddle .

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