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GRTE Statistics
Area of Grand Teton National Park
310,000 acres
125,717 hectares
485 square miles
# of GRTE Employees (2005)
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Permanent
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127
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41%
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Term
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12
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4%
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Seasonal
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169
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55%
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Grand Teton National
Park Visitation
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1994
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3,761,400
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1995
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3,856,414
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1996
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4,037,627
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1997
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4,060,150
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1998
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4,118,106
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1999
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4,160,303
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2000
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3,942,099
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2001
|
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4,037,889
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2002
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3,987,585
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2003
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4,113,403
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2004
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4,000,698
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Elevations
(in feet)
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Colter Bay
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6,800
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Inspiration Point
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7,200
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Jackson Lake
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6,772
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Jenny Lake
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6,783
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Moose
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6,467
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Signal Mountain
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7,593
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Flagg Ranch
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6,848
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Name Origins
Gros
Ventre (pronounced
“grow vont”). Means big stomach in
French. Used by French trappers in
1800’s to describe Atsina Indians.
Snake River – Lewis and Clark named part of this river after the
Shoshoni, or Snake Indians.
Teewinot – Shoshone for “many pinnacles”, the
Shoshone name for the Teton range.
Tetons – French Canadian trappers called
the three peaks “les trois tetons”, meaning the three breasts.
Yellowstone – The Minnetaree Indians of eastern Montana called this river
Rock Yellow River, according to French-Canadian trappers.
Wildlife Viewing
Remind visitors:
Do not not to approach or feed
wildlife.
Bald
Eagles and Osprey
Oxbow Bend
Swan
Lake-Heron Pond
shore of Jackson Lake
Snake River
Bears
(dawn and dusk)
Remind visitors- do not approach or
feed bears.
Signal Mountain Road
Jenny Lake Scenic Drive
Highway 89
between Colter Bay and
Yellowstone
Beaver
Oxbow Bend
Swan
Lake-Heron Pond
Snake River (incl. Schwabacher Landing)
Moose-Wilson
Road.
Bison
Antelope Flats-Mormon Row
Elk Ranch area (Uhl Hill area)
Elk
Teton Park road between Moose and
North Jenny
Lake Junction
Willow Flats
Two Ocean
Lake road
River road
Moose
Willow Flats
Moose-Wilson Road
Christian Pond
Blacktail Ponds
Death Canyon
Cascade Canyon
Swan Lake
Gros Ventre River
Pronghorn
Antelope Flats-Mormon Row
Teton Park road between Moose and North
Jenny Lake Junction
River Road
Songbirds
Moose-Wilson Road
Willow Flats-Christian Pond
Phelps Lake overlook
Cascade Canyon
Granite Canyon.
Trumpeter Swans
Swan Lake
Christian Pond
Two Ocean
Lake
Flat Creek (National Elk Refuge).
Waterfowl
Christian Pond
Oxbow Bend
Flat Creek (National Elk Refuge)
Wildlife Statistics
Large
Mammal Pop. Numbers (2005)
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Grizzly Bears (GYE)
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300+
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Grizzly Bears (GRTE)
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60-70
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Black Bears (GRTE)
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several hundred
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Moose (GRTE)
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600+
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Elk (winter max. on refuge feed)
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7,500
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Elk (GRTE)
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≈5,000
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Elk (Jackson Herd Unit target)
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11,029
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Elk (Jackson Herd Unit)
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12,000 – 13,000
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Bison (GRTE)
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≈800
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Pronghorn (GRTE)
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≈200
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Bighorn (GRTE)
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≈100
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Wolf Packs
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#
Pack Name Adults Pups
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26 Buffalo Fork 2 1
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29 Chief Joe 5 0
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30 Casey Lake 3 0
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34 Wedge 2 5
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47 Swan Lake 3 0
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48 Leopold 12 2
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49 Hellroaring Group 7 0
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50 Agate 5 3
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51 Slough 12 3
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52 Druid 4
0
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53 Unknown Group 3 0
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54 Geode (pack disbanded)
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55 Mollie's 7 0
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