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Jackson Hole is a special place where many wild animals are free to roam and where humans find extraordinary beauty and activities that cater to all walks of life.
Jackson Hole, which includes Teton County Wyoming, is a land area of 2,697,00 acres or 4,214 square miles and is surrounded by mountain ranges on all sides. The Teton Mountain Range with its tallest peak at 13,772 foot elevation to the west and north, the Gros Ventre Mountain Range to the east with its tallest peak of 11,682 foot elevation, and the Hoback Mountain Range to the south which includes Snow King Mountain.
Nearly 97% of all the land in the county is public with National parks, BLM, National Forests and other such designated areas.
The valley of Jackson Hole is 48 miles long with a width of 8-15 miles. The valley floor slopes from 6779-foot elevation in the north to about 6069 feet at the southern end. The Snake River, which originates in the high country of Yellowstone National Park meanders through the valley and is fed by numerous streams and creeks.
Grand Teton National Park occupies most of the valley with a land area of 310,000 acres or 485 square miles. Its many magnificent peaks and glacial lakes are home to many species of wildlife and include the moose, elk, mule deer, pronghorn antelope, grizzly and black bear, bison, and trumpeter swan.
Jackson, the town, and the Teton County seat, can be found at the southern end of the valley of Jackson Hole and was founded in 1921, 30 years following Wyoming's statehood in 1890.
As of 2000 Teton County had a year round population of 18,251 with the town of Jackson 8,647. With the tourist seasons the number grows dramatically by 52,000 in the summer and 5,000 in the winter.
With Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park tourism is our most important industry. The town of Jackson is the gateway to these parks for many visitors. In 1999 alone Grand Teton National Park enjoyed a total of 4 million guests.
The Teton County School District provides education to approximately 2265 students K-12. Facilities range from small mountain schools to the newer middle school built in 1992 and the new High School campus completed in 2000.
Seasonal activities are available for every walk of life from downhill skiing at Jackson Hole Ski Resort, Snow King Resort, and Grand Targhee Ski Resort, cross country skiing, snowmobiling and dog sledding in the winter to horseback riding, hiking, boating on Jackson Lake and the Palisades and many opportunities for wildlife watching the rest of the year.
As well Jackson Hole is home to three world class golf courses, Teton Pines designed by Arnold Palmer, Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis redesigned by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and 3 Creeks Ranch designed by Rees Jones and also home to 3 blue ribbon fly fishing creeks.
Jackson Hole is also proud of its world class National Museum of Wildlife Art founded in 1987 nestled in a hillside overlooking the National Elk Refuge and the Gros Ventre Mountains. This 51,000 square foot facility includes permanent and ongoing traveling collections and exhibits as well as educational programs, concerts and wildlife movie series.
Jackson Hole truly does have something to offer everyone whether residing year round, part time or simply vacationing.