Grand Teton National Park

Located in northwestern Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park preserves a spectacular landscape rich with majestic mountains, pristine lakes and extraordinary wildlife. The abrupt vertical rise of the jagged Teton Range contrasts with the horizontal sage-covered valley and glacial lakes at their base, creating world-renowned scenery that attracts nearly four million visitors per year. The Shoshone Indians called the mountains Teewinot, or pinnacles; they were also known as pilot's knobs, or sharks' teeth. But the name that stuck was supplied by French-Canadian scouts, who called the three most prominent peaks les trois tetons de la terre (the three breasts of the earth). These three peaks became a landmark for hunters and trappers looking for the Teton Pass.