Teton Fault Geology Diagram - Uplifted Footwall & Downropped Hanging Wall #1404634 (License: Personal Use)

The diagram illustrates a classic normal fault system where the Teton Range’s footwall has been uplifted ~2,100 meters relative to the downropped hanging wall of Jackson Hole. Key stratigraphic units include the Precambrian crystalline basement, Paleozoic rocks, and younger rift-fill strata, with Jenny Lake occupying the fault-bounded basin. The trace of the Teton Fault is shown as a steeply dipping plane separating these contrasting blocks.

Used in geology education, park interpretive signage, and earth science websites to explain Basin and Range extension, fault mechanics, and regional tectonics; targets users seeking to understand mountain formation or Grand Teton National Park’s geologic history.