Jackson Hole is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in Wyoming, near the Idaho border, a name early trappers used for a large mountain valley. It is a graben valley formed by faulting, about 55 miles long and 6 to 13 miles wide, with an average elevation of 6,800 feet and its lowest point, near the southern boundary of Grand Teton National Park, at 6,350 feet. The low-lying valley floor, threaded by rivers and streams, was historically valued as habitat for beaver and other fur-bearing animals.
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Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men or trappers) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming, near the border with Idaho, in Teton County.
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