Cathedral Group
The Cathedral Group is the group of the tallest mountains of the Teton Range, all of which are located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Cathedral Group are classic alpine peaks, with pyramidal shapes caused by glacial motion. The highest peak in the group is Grand Teton, which rises more than 7,000 feet (2,100 m) above Jackson Hole valley, and is the second tallest mountain in Wyoming, after Gannett Peak. The Cathedral Group is separated from other tall peaks of the range by the Cascade Canyon to the north and Avalanche Canyon to the south.[1]
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Mountains
In addition to Grand Teton, near the northern end of the group, other major peaks found here include Mount Owen, Middle Teton, South Teton, Teewinot Mountain, Teepe Pillar, Cloudveil Dome, Nez Perce Peak and Buck Mountain, most of which are over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) above sea level and represent eight of the ten highest summits in the Teton Range.
Some geographers only include Grand Teton, Mount Owen and Teewinot Mountain as part of the Cathedral Group proper. Similarity of shape and isolation from other high peaks of the range by the deep Cascade and Death Canyons convince others to place all the major peaks between the canyons within the group.
References
- ^ Fryxell, Fritiof (1966). The Tetons: Interpretations of a Mountain Landscape (5th printing ed.). Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. p. 11.
External links
- Jackson, Reynold G. "Park of the Matterhorns". Grand Teton Historic Resource Study. National Park Service. Retrieved 2006-08-29.