Taggart Lake is located in
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Grand Teton Na ...
, in the
U. S. state
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of
Wyoming
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. The natural lake is located at the terminus of
Avalanche Canyon
Avalanche Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley. To ...
. A number of
hiking
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trails can be found near the lake including a roundtrip hike commencing from the
Taggart Lake Trailhead parking area.
The lake is approximately one mile south of
Bradley Lake
Bradley Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and ...
reckoned by trail distance. A 2005 study of the water quality of the lakes in Grand Teton National Park indicated that the lakes in the park were still considered pristine and that they had not been impacted by air or water pollution.
Taggart lake was named after William Rush Taggart, an assistant surveyor to Frank Bradley as part of the Snake River division of the Hayden expedition of 1872 to document the geology and topography of the Yellowstone area.
Other lakes in the area were named after the below individuals:
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Bradley Lake
Bradley Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and ...
- Frank Bradley
* Taggart Lake - William Rush Taggart
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Leigh Lake
Leigh Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The glacially formed lake is wide and long from north to south. Situated just southeast of Mount Moran, the lake is at the terminus of both Paintbrush and Leigh Ca ...
- Beaver Dick Leigh
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Jenny Lake
Jenny Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The lake was formed approximately 12,000 years ago by glaciers pushing rock debris which carved Cascade Canyon during the last glacial maximum, forming a terminal mo ...
- Jenny Leigh (his wife)
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Phelps Lake - George Phelps (a hunter)
See also
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Geology of the Grand Teton area The geology of the Grand Teton area consists of some of the oldest rocks and one of the youngest mountain ranges in North America. The Teton Range, partly located in Grand Teton National Park, started to grow some 9 million years ago. An older feat ...
References
Lakes of Grand Teton National Park
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