Moran Canyon (Wyoming)

Moran Canyon (Wyoming)
This is about the canyon in Wyoming, United States. For the canyon on the Fraser River, in British Columbia, Canada, see Moran, British Columbia.
Moran Canyon
Mount Moran at center with Moran Canyon to the right
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Teton
Source
 - coordinates 43°49′44″N 110°51′40″W / 43.82889°N 110.86111°W / 43.82889; -110.86111 [1]
Mouth Jackson Lake
 - elevation 6,824 ft (2,080 m) [1]
 - coordinates 43°51′41″N 110°45′17″W / 43.86139°N 110.75472°W / 43.86139; -110.75472 [1]

Moran Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming.[2] The canyon lies between Mount Moran to the south and Traverse Peak and Bivouac Peak to the north. Moran Bay, part of Jackson Lake, is at the mouth of the canyon to the east. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Moran Canyon". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1601555. Retrieved 2011-05-15. 
  2. ^ TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Mount Moran, WY (Map). http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.85472&lon=-110.79128&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&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 2011-05-15. 

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