Grand Teton 1037672 219375545 2008-06-14T22:47:02Z CosmicPenguin 1985410 Remove - teat is equivelent to breast in this regard, and the source added is not super reliable {{Infobox Mountain |Name= Grand Teton |Photo= Grand_Teton_in_Winter-NPS.jpg |Caption= Grand Teton in Winter |Elevation= 13,770 feet (4,197 m) |Location= [[Wyoming]], [[United States|USA]] |Prominence = 6,530 feet (1,990 m) |Range= [[Teton Range]] |Coordinates= {{coor dms|43|44|28|N|110|48|06|W|region:US}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Teton|work=Geographic Names Information System|url={{gnis3|1609199}}|publisher=USGS}}</ref> |Topographic map= [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Grand Teton |Easiest route= Owen-Spalding Route [[Yosemite Decimal System|Class 5.5]] |First ascent= [[1898]] by [[William O. Owen]] and party }} '''Grand Teton''' is the highest [[mountain]] within [[Grand Teton National Park]], and the second highest in the U.S. state of [[Wyoming]]. The origin of the name is controversial. The most common explanation is that "Grand Teton" means "large [[teat]]" in French, named by either [[French-Canadian]] or [[Iroquois]] members of an expedition led by [[Donald McKenzie (explorer)|Donald McKenzie]] of the [[North West Company]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/grte1/chap5.htm|title=Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole|last=Mattes|first=Merrill J.|chapter="Le Trois Tetons": The Golden Age of Discovery, 1810-1824|year=1962|publisher=Yellowstone Library and Museum Association}}</ref>However, other historians disagree, and claim that the mountain was named after the [[Lakota people|Teton Sioux]] tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/history/yhtwo3.html|title=Historical Origins of Mountain Names in Yellowstone|last=Macdonald Jr.|first=James S.|work=The Magic of Yellowstone}}</ref> There is a controversy over who made the first ascent of Grand Teton. [[Nathaniel Langford]] and [[James Stevenson]] claimed to reach the summit on July 29, 1872. However, their description and sketches match the summit of [[The Enclosure]]: side peak of Grand Teton. The Enclosure is named after a man-made palisade of rocks on its summit, probably constructed by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. When William O. Owen climbed the true summit in 1898, he found no trace of prior human passage. Therefore, The Enclosure was probably first climbed by Native Americans, and the true summit was first climbed by William Owen.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Place Called Jackson Hole|chapter=Park of the Matterhorns|last=Jackson|first=Reynold G.|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/grte2/hrs16.htm|date=1999|editor=John Daugherty|publisher=Grand Teton Natural History Association}}</ref> ==Climbing routes== Grand Teton can be climbed with minimal gear via the Owen-Spalding route (5.5). However, it is highly exposed and experience is recommended. The Owen-Spalding route is named after the climbers who made the first claimed ascent: William Owen, Franklin Spalding, Frank Peterson and John Shive. There is some debate as to which person made the first ascent; however most agree this group was the first. Their route begins at the Upper Saddle which is reached by walking from Lupine Meadows Trailhead, up [[Garnet Canyon]], to the Lower Saddle. Another famous route up the mountain is the [[Exum Ridge]] route (5.6), a 13-pitch exposed route first climbed by [[Glenn Exum]], co-founder of Exum Mountain Guides. This route, too, can be found on the southern face of the mountain. The Owen-Spalding and Exum Ridge routes can be climbed from the base of the mountain at Lupine Meadows in one long day but the average person takes two days (a [[permit]] is required for an overnight stay in the backcountry). Routes up the northern face are more difficult but famous in the climbing world. The Grand Teton can also be [[downhill skiing|skied]] in the winter. The first descent on skis was made by [[Bill Briggs]] in the spring of 1971; a route on the Owen-Spalding is now named in his honor. ==See also== *[[Mountain peaks of North America]] *[[Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains]] *[[Mountain peaks of the United States]] *[[Rocky Mountains]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150312/grand-teton.html Grand Teton on Summitpost] *[http://www.nps.gov/grte/ NPS website for Grand Teton National Park] *[http://www.tetoncam.com Live Webcam view of the Grand Teton from the Idaho side] {{-}} {{Wyoming}} [[Category:Mountains of Wyoming]] [[Category:Grand Teton National Park]] [[Category:Regions of Wyoming]] [[Category:United States National Park high points]] [[id:Grand Teton]] [[ja:グランド・ティトン]]