Colter Canyon

Coordinates: 43°56′41″N 110°42′09″W / 43.94472°N 110.7025°W / 43.94472; -110.7025

Colter Canyon
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Teton
Source
- coordinates	43°56′34″N 110°46′04″W / 43.94278°N 110.76778°W / 43.94278; -110.76778 [1]
Mouth	Jackson Lake
- elevation	6,778 ft (2,066 m) [1]
- coordinates	43°56′41″N 110°42′09″W / 43.94472°N 110.7025°W / 43.94472; -110.7025 [1]

Colter Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming.^[2] The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley.^[3] Colter Canyon is north of Ranger Peak and the entrance to the canyon is along the northwestern shore of Jackson Lake.

See also

• Canyons of the Teton Range
• Geology of the Grand Teton area

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Colter Canyon". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1598866. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
2. ^ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Colter Bay, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.94591&lon=-110.74903&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=pan&size=m. Retrieved 2011-05-21. 
3. ^ "Park Geology". Geology Fieldnotes. National Park Service. http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grte/index.cfm. Retrieved 2011-05-21.