52 Grand Teton Facts: Learn About This Extraordinary National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a national park in Wyoming, United States, located in the state's northwest corner.
The park covers around 310,000 ac (125,452 ha) and contains the major peaks of the Teton Range. The range stretches for 40 mi (64 km) and through the majority of Jackson Hole's northern parts.
Grand Teton National Park is just 10 mi (16 km) south of Yellowstone National Park, and with it shares the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway, which the National Park Service operates.
Together with adjoining National Forests, these protected areas make up the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which covers almost 18 million ac (7.3 million ha) and is one of the world's biggest intact mid-latitude temperate ecosystems.
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