Why the Tetons Look Alpine at Only 4,000 Meters
The skyline of Grand Teton National Park looks Alpine not because the mountains are especially high, but because the landscape is geologically young. A major normal fault lifts the Teton Range as a rigid block while the adjacent valley drops, creating an abrupt elevation contrast that concentrates erosion along the range front.Against that tectonic backdrop, glaciers acted like an aggressive rende...More
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