The Teton
Mountains across Jackson Lake, near Yellowstone Nat. Park, Wyo. -
Stereoview
(on
the reverse)
In approaching the West Thumb of Yellowstone Lake by the road from
Old Faithful we come from the W. and at the Thumb Ranger Station encounter
another fine highway reaching this point from the S. This is the South
Entrance Road and if time allows, the visitor can enjoy an exceedingly
interesting side trip by following it at least to Moran, on Jackson
Lake, 48 miles S. of West Thumb and about 25 miles beyond the souther
boundary of the Park. This magnificent body of water, surrounded by
lofty mountains, is the center of that "Jackson Hole" which
was renowned in the annals of the old Rocky Mountain fur trade decades
before the Yellowstone Park region itself was discovered. Although
much wild and beautiful scenery is disclosed all along the way, the
greatest delight of this trip is in watching the continually changing
views of the Teton Mountains, which lie just to the W. and S. W. of
Jackson Lake, their mighty summits rising to a height of nearly a
mile and a half above its surface. Probably the most striking range
in the entire Rocky Mountain system, their central peak, the Grand
Teton, has an elevation of 13,747 ft. Mount Moran, which we see before
us, superbly reflected in the glassy waters of Jackson Lake, lies
a little to the N. of the Grand Teton and has an elevation of 12,800
ft. Ranges such as the Tetons, rising 2,000 to 4,000 feet above it
on all sides, are what give to the Yellowstone Park the aspect of
a valley, even though its own elevation is between 7,000 and 8,500
ft. above sea level. (View looking S. W. Elev, 6,733 ft. Lat. 44º
N.; Long. 111º W.)
