Gros Ventre Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Doubletop Peak |
Elevation | 11,720 ft (3,570 m) |
Coordinates | 43°20′55″N 110°17′13″W / 43.34861°N 110.28694°W |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
Parent range | Rocky Mountains |
The Gros Ventre Range (/ˌɡroʊ ˈvɑːnt/ groh-VAHNT) is part of the Central Rocky Mountains and is located west of the Continental Divide in U.S. state of Wyoming. The name "Gros Ventre" is French for "big belly." The highest summit in the range is Doubletop Peak at 11,720 feet (3,570 m).[1] The Gros Ventre Range is mostly within the Gros Ventre Wilderness of Bridger–Teton National Forest. To the northwest of the range lies the valley known as Jackson Hole. Snow King ski resort is in the range adjacent to the town of Jackson, Wyoming. Also in the Gros Ventre Range is the Gros Ventre landslide, which in 1925 slid down the north slope of Sheep Mountain.