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Middle Teton
Middle Teton dike appears as a straight line running from near the top
of the mountain down 800 feet (240 m).[6] The black dike
is a basaltic intrusion that occurred long after the sur-
rounding rock was formed.[5]
Middle Teton
Elevation 12,804 ft (3,903 m) [1]
Prominence 1,124 ft (343 m) [1] Middle Teton at left with Grand Teton and Mount Owen at far
Location right, are part of the Cathedral Group of peaks in the Teton
Range
Location Grand Teton National Park, Teton County,
Wyoming, USA
Range Teton Range
Climbing
The first recorded ascent of Middle Teton was by Albert
Coordinates 43°43′48″N 110°48′41″W / 43.73°N 110.81139°W /
43.73; -110.81139Coordinates: 43°43′48″N R. Ellingwood on August 23, 1923, via Ellingwood Couloir
110°48′41″W / 43.73°N 110.81139°W / 43.73; on the south side of the peak. Ellingwood made the first
-110.81139[2] ascent of South Teton the same day.[5]
Topo map USGS Middle Teton
What is known as the southwest couloir provides the
easiest route to the summit. Other sections on the moun-
Climbing tain are rated as high as class 5.11, with the Middle Teton
First ascent 29 August 1923 (Ellingwood) Glacier route considered to be the most technically ad-
vanced.
Easiest Scramble/snow/class 3/4
route
See also
Middle Teton (12,804 feet (3,903 m)) is the third highest
• Geology of the Grand Teton area
peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wy-
• Breast shaped hill
oming.[3] The peak is immediately southwest of Grand
Teton and the two are separated from one another by the
lower saddle, a broad high ridge at 11,600 feet (3,540 m). References
The Middle Teton Glacier is located on the eastern slopes [1] ^ "Middle Teton, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com.
of the peak. Middle Teton is a classic pyramidal shaped http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=5220.
alpine peak and is sometimes included as part of the Retrieved 2011-05-28.
Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks. The 40-mile [2] "Middle Teton". Geographic Names Information
(64 km) long Teton Range is the youngest mountain System, U.S. Geological Survey.
chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began their uplift 9 http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/
million years ago, during the Miocene.[4] Several peri- f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1601431. Retrieved
ods of glaciation have carved Middle Teton and the oth- 2011-05-28.
er peaks of the range into their current shapes.[5] From
the lower saddle, a distinctive feature known as the black
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[3] TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). [5] ^ Jackson, Reynold G.. "Chapter 16: Park of the
Grand Teton, WY (Map). Matterhorns". A Place Called Jackson Hole. National
http://www.topoquest.com/ Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/history/
map.php?lat=43.72993&lon=-110.81133&datum=nad83&zoom=4. history/online_books/grte2/hrs16a.htm. Retrieved
Retrieved 2011-05-28. 2011-05-28.
[4] "Mountain Uplift". Creation of the Teton landscape: [6] "Middle Teton". SummitPost.org.
Geologic story of Grand Teton National Park. National http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/
Park Service. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/ 150981/middle-teton.html. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
online_books/grte/grte_geology/sec3.htm.
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