Snowshoe Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...

, in the U. S. state of Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

. The canyon was formed by glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

s which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum

Last Glacial Maximum

The Last Glacial Maximum refers to a period in the Earth's climate history when ice sheets were at their maximum extension, between 26,500 and 19,000–20,000 years ago, marking the peak of the last glacial period. During this time, vast ice sheets covered much of North America, northern Europe and...

 approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley

U-shaped valley

A U-shaped valley also known as a glacial trough is one formed by the process of glaciation. It has a characteristic U-shape, with steep, straight sides, and a flat bottom. Glaciated valleys are formed when a glacier travels across and down a slope, carving the valley by the action of scouring...

. Snowshoe Canyon splits into an upper and lower canyon. The source of the upper canyon is near Talus Lake

Talus Lake

Talus Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Talus Lake is NNE of Rolling Thunder Mountain and is at the head of upper Snowshoe Canyon....

 (9670 feet (2,947.4 m)) while the south canyon is situated between Rolling Thunder Mountain

Rolling Thunder Mountain

Rolling Thunder Mountain is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located northwest of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake and access to the peak involves navigating through several miles of backcountry areas of Snowshoe Canyon where there are no maintained trails....

 to the north and Raynolds

Raynolds Peak

Raynolds Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The mountain rises to the north of Moran Canyon and has numerous deep cirques on its north face above Snowshoe Canyon. There are no maintained trails in the region and the summit is 5 miles west of Moran Bay on...

, Traverse

Traverse Peak

Traverse Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The mountain rises abruptly above Moran Canyon to the south and the south fork of Snowshoe Canyon to the north. From Moran Bay on Jackson Lake, the south slopes of the mountain can be seen behind Bivouac Peak rising...

 and Bivouac Peak

Bivouac Peak

Bivouac Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located immediately to the west of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake, and rises more than in less than from the lakeshore. Moran Canyon is situated to the south of the mountain and Snowshoe Canyon lies to the...

s to the south (9600 feet (2,926.1 m)). Near the fork of north and south Snowshoe Canyon lies Dudley lake

Dudley Lake (Teton County, Wyoming)

Dudley Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Dudley Lake is north of Bivouac Peak and near the north and south forks of Snowshoe Canyon....

. The canyon terminus is at Moran Bay on the southwest side of Jackson Lake

Jackson Lake

Jackson Lake is a lake located in north western Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park. The lake is natural, except for the top 33 feet , which is due to the construction of Jackson Lake Dam, built in 1911. This top level of the lake is utilized by farmers in Idaho for irrigation purposes...

, below Eagles Rest Peak

Eagles Rest Peak

Eagles Rest Peak is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located west of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. The peak rises dramatically almost above Jackson Lake in less than . Waterfalls Canyon is to the north of the peak and Snowshoe Canyon...

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