South Teton
| South Teton | |
|---|---|
South Teton | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 12,519 ft (3,816 m) |
| Prominence | 1,074 ft (327 m) |
| Coordinates | 43°43′07″N 110°49′07″W / 43.71861°N 110.81861°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Parent range | Teton Range |
| Topo map | USGS South Teton |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 29, 1923 (Ellingwood) |
| Easiest route | Scramble class 4 |
South Teton (12,519 feet (3,816 m)) is the fifth-highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is south of Middle Teton and just west of Cloudveil Dome and is part of the Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks. The 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began their uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene. Several periods of glaciation have carved South Teton and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes.