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Death Canyon

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29: 188: 374: 260: 336: 240: 181: 231: 283: 77: 236: 206: 70: 168:, at which point the Death Canyon Shelf, a relative narrow and level plateau, can be traversed. The canyon has many 201: 344: 125: 226: 157: 113: 63: 141: 161: 28: 312: 177: 149: 145: 291: 169: 165: 153: 368: 176:. At the junction of the Death Canyon and the Alaska Basin trails, the historic 187: 129: 92: 79: 173: 137: 133: 152:, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) from the park headquarters at 186: 148:. The trailhead for the canyon is located on a side road off the 265:(Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps) 343:. National Park Service. May 21, 2011. Archived from 109: 69: 59: 51: 43: 38: 21: 144:approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a 375:Canyons and gorges of Grand Teton National Park 8: 160:which was created by glacial activity. The 16:Canyon located in Grand Teton National Park 18: 241:United States Department of the Interior 191:Death Canyon from the Death Canyon Shelf 290:. National Park Service. Archived from 218: 180:is preserved after being listed on the 7: 341:National Register of Historic Places 182:National Register of Historic Places 164:extends the length of the canyon to 232:Geographic Names Information System 140:which retreated at the end of the 14: 27: 237:United States Geological Survey 207:Geology of the Grand Teton area 156:. At the base of the canyon is 172:stands, particularly near the 33:Death Canyon from Jackson Hole 1: 136:. The canyon was formed by 391: 202:Canyons of the Teton Range 126:Grand Teton National Park 26: 318:. National Park Service 192: 93:43.65167°N 110.80500°W 190: 142:last glacial maximum 98:43.65167; -110.80500 337:"Death Canyon Barn" 89: /  288:Geology Fieldnotes 193: 162:Death Canyon Trail 178:Death Canyon Barn 150:Moose-Wilson Road 119: 118: 382: 359: 358: 356: 355: 349: 333: 327: 326: 324: 323: 317: 309: 303: 302: 300: 299: 280: 274: 273: 271: 270: 257: 251: 250: 248: 247: 223: 104: 103: 101: 100: 99: 94: 90: 87: 86: 85: 82: 31: 19: 390: 389: 385: 384: 383: 381: 380: 379: 365: 364: 363: 362: 353: 351: 347: 335: 334: 330: 321: 319: 315: 311: 310: 306: 297: 295: 282: 281: 277: 268: 266: 262:Grand Teton, WY 259: 258: 254: 245: 243: 225: 224: 220: 215: 198: 146:U-shaped valley 97: 95: 91: 88: 83: 80: 78: 76: 75: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 388: 386: 378: 377: 367: 366: 361: 360: 328: 304: 284:"Park Geology" 275: 252: 227:"Death Canyon" 217: 216: 214: 211: 210: 209: 204: 197: 194: 170:Whitebark Pine 166:Fox Creek Pass 154:Moose, Wyoming 124:is located in 117: 116: 111: 107: 106: 73: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 53: 49: 48: 45: 41: 40: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 387: 376: 373: 372: 370: 350:on 2013-02-20 346: 342: 338: 332: 329: 314: 308: 305: 294:on 2011-06-13 293: 289: 285: 279: 276: 264: 263: 256: 253: 242: 238: 234: 233: 228: 222: 219: 212: 208: 205: 203: 200: 199: 195: 189: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 115: 112: 108: 102: 74: 72: 68: 65: 62: 58: 54: 50: 47:United States 46: 42: 37: 30: 25: 20: 352:. Retrieved 345:the original 340: 331: 320:. Retrieved 307: 296:. Retrieved 292:the original 287: 278: 267:. Retrieved 261: 255: 244:. Retrieved 230: 221: 122:Death Canyon 121: 120: 22:Death Canyon 313:"Day Hikes" 158:Phelps Lake 114:Phelps Lake 96: / 84:110°48′18″W 71:Coordinates 354:2011-05-21 322:2011-05-21 298:2011-05-21 269:2011-05-21 246:2011-05-21 213:References 184:in 1998. 130:U.S. state 81:43°39′06″N 174:tree line 128:, in the 39:Geography 369:Category 196:See also 138:glaciers 134:Wyoming 105:  55:Wyoming 44:Country 60:County 348:(pdf) 316:(pdf) 64:Teton 52:State 110:Lake 132:of 371:: 339:. 286:. 239:, 235:. 229:. 357:. 325:. 301:. 272:. 249:.

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Teton
Coordinates
43°39′06″N 110°48′18″W / 43.65167°N 110.80500°W / 43.65167; -110.80500
Phelps Lake
Grand Teton National Park
U.S. state
Wyoming
glaciers
last glacial maximum
U-shaped valley
Moose-Wilson Road
Moose, Wyoming
Phelps Lake
Death Canyon Trail
Fox Creek Pass
Whitebark Pine
tree line
Death Canyon Barn
National Register of Historic Places

Canyons of the Teton Range
Geology of the Grand Teton area
"Death Canyon"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
Grand Teton, WY
"Park Geology"
the original

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