![]() So, when the mountain peaks that are now called the Tetons came into view, it’s only natural that their first thought was breasts. As they lurched across the wilderness day after day, covered in heavy furs and carrying heavy sacks full of provisions, with no place to lay their heads at night except the cold hard ground and no shelter except for their tents, they no doubt were thinking about the various comforts that they used to enjoy back home.Ĭomforts such as warm homes, filling and enjoyable meals, and the company of a beautiful woman had eluded them for a long time, and no doubt they were thinking quite a lot about those comforts and how much they missed them. ![]() Naturally, they were experiencing quite the opposite of what life in France would have been like for them at the time and found themselves suffering a great deal in their efforts to explore the new world for previously untapped resources, possibilities, and opportunities. The story goes like this: A group of French explorers came across the mountain range one day while trudging across the frozen tundra of western Wyoming. What everyone may not realize is that “les trois tétons” translates from French to “the three teats” which leads us to the other possible story for how the Tetons got their name. Some people argue that the Grand Tetons were named for the Teton Sioux Native Americans who lived in the area, and that’s a perfectly reasonable explanation for how they got their name, however, it’s not the funniest. “Les trois tétons” became the name for the mountains, and, it stuck. While the Shoshone people who are believed to have lived in and around the range for as long as 10,000 years called the range “Teewinot,” which translates to “many pinnacles,” it’s believed by some that the voyagers native to France who stumbled upon our now ski-tropolis saw something else when they discovered the range. However, the French Trappers who discovered the string of big ol’ hills on the west side of Wyoming were primarily interested in the big three: Grand Teton, coming in at an altitude of 13,775 feet, Middle Teton at an altitude of 12,804 feet, and South Teton, which measures at an altitude of 12,514 feet. ![]() ![]() The Teton mountain range has been around for quite some time (some estimate as long as 10 million years), and the mountain range was pushed up over time as Jackson Hole sunk, due to earthquakes along the Teton fault which run along the eastern range of the mountains. The Teton Range of Grand Teton National Park of Teton County, Wyoming, is famous for its many picturesque peaks and beautiful scenery. Western Wyoming is well known for quite a number of different things, including Yellowstone National Park, the Wyoming/Idaho border, and the Teton Mountain range. ![]()
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