Blacktail Butte (7,688 feet (2,343 m)) is a butte mountain landform rising from Jackson Hole valley in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[3] Blacktail Butte was originally named Upper Gros Ventre Butte in an early historical survey conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.[4] Most of Blacktail Butte is densely forested with a mixed fir forest of lodgepole pine, Douglas fir and Engelmann spruce, with scattered pockets of aspen.[5] There are several large sedimentary rock outcroppings, which are used by rock climbers. This butte is a principal landmark in Jackson Hole, with much of the Jackson Hole valley floor and many portions of the Teton Range visible from its hillsides.
The butte is named after black-tailed deer, also known as mule deer. Bighorn sheep, mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope, and bison are commonly found in the area, along with grizzly bears and gray wolves. Most notably, many thousands of elk cross through the area during their annual migration to and from their winter feeding grounds on the National Elk Refuge.
View of Blacktail Butte from the northeast
View of Blacktail Butte from the south
Local lore claims that the name reflects the fact that the north face and ridge lines are so heavily wooded that they appear black, as compared to the other slopes, which have sage brush, scrub grass, and fewer trees. There is also a scenic overlook nearby with the same name, Blacktail Pond.
At the base of the butte is Mormon Row, a popular place for photographers and tourists, with the photogenic Moulton Barn and herds of bison.
^"Blacktail Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
BlacktailButte (7,688 feet (2,343 m)) is a butte mountain landform rising from Jackson Hole valley in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of...
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mouth of the Snake River Canyon at the southern tip of the valley. BlacktailButte is a prominent landform rising from the valley floor. The average elevation...
Teton Range rising in the background. The alluvial soil to the east of BlacktailButte was more suitable than most locations in Jackson Hole for farming,...
Bozeman. On 23 June 1988, another site was discovered in the vicinity – the Blacktail Creek North. In the summer of 1989, graduate student Scott D. Sampson...
in altitude south to north; however, a few isolated buttes such as BlacktailButte and hills including Signal Mountain dot the valley floor. In addition...
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(river) originating within the city limits of Butte, Montana, from the confluence of Little Basin and Blacktail Creeks. A former northern tributary, Yankee...
(8.0 km) from the Continental Divide near downtown Butte, from the confluence of Basin and Blacktail creeks. It flows northwest and north through a valley...
a former open pit copper mine in the western United States, located in Butte, Montana. It is one mile (1.6 km) long by one-half mile (800 m) wide, with...
culminated in statehood on November 8, 1889. Mining, particularly around Butte and Helena, would remain the state's main economic engine through the mid-20th...
1988, more ceratopsid material was found in a more southern site, the Blacktail Creek North. In the second week of June 1989, student Scott Donald Sampson...
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north along Atlantic Street, briefly crossing another bridge overnight Blacktail Deer Creek. Between East Chapman and East Poindexter Streets, the route...
gradually decreases to 52 m (171 ft) in Fern Glen Canyon. and 20 m (66 ft) at Blacktail Canyon. The abrupt change in its thickness on either side of the Grand...
Metamorphic Suite is exposed near Waltenberg Canyon, in 115-Mile Canyon, near Blacktail Canyon, and in the Middle Granite Gorge. This contact is characterized...
to 200 cm between 1998 and 2002. Heights of the tallest willows in the Blacktail Creek area increased from less than 50 cm to more than 250 cm between...
borders include striped bass, black bass, catfish, bluegill, and crappie. Blacktail deer can often be spotted near the shores of the lake, as well as cottontail...
1913. Engebretson, Pat; Heck, Kay; Herrett, Helen (1989). A History of Butte County, South Dakota. Dallas, TX: Curtis Media. ISBN 0-88107-139-0. Parker...
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View of Blacktail Butte from the northeast
View of Blacktail Butte from the south
