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| Middle Teton | |
|---|---|
 Middle Teton | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,809 ft (3,904 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,124 ft (343 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 43°43′48″N 110°48′41″W / 43.73000°N 110.81139°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Middle Teton Location in Wyoming  Middle Teton Location in the United States | |
| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Teton Range |
| Topo map | USGS Middle Teton |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 29 August 1923 (Ellingwood) |
| Easiest route | Scramble/snow/class 3/4 |
Middle Teton (12,809 feet (3,904 m)) is the third-highest peak in the Teton Range, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Located within Grand Teton National Park, the peak is immediately southwest of Grand Teton, from which it is separated by a broad high ridge at 11,600 feet (3,540 m), known to local climbers as the Lower Saddle. The Middle Teton Glacier is located on the eastern slopes of the peak.
Middle Teton is a classic pyramidal alpine peak and is sometimes included as part of the Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks. The 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, beginning its uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene.[4] Several periods of glaciation have carved Middle Teton and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes.[5] From the Lower Saddle, a distinctive feature known as the black 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 surrounding rock was formed.[5]
- ^ a b "Middle Teton, Wyoming". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Middle Teton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Grand Teton, WY (Map). TopoQwest (United States Geological Survey Maps). Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ Love, J. D.; Reed, John C. (1971). Mountain Uplift. National Park Service. ISBN 0-931895-08-1. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b Jackson, Reynold G. "Chapter 16: Park of the Matterhorns". A Place Called Jackson Hole. National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
- ^ "Middle Teton". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2011-05-28.