google satlelite maps makes it look like one.
2007-01-09 01:55:54 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
No. The Jackson Hole area is near a very active fault called the Teton Fault. Layers can be matched on both sides of the fault. On the uplifted side, there are layers at the altitude of 12,500 feet that match layers on the lower side of the fault which are 22,500 feet below sea level. This is one of the active faults.
Here is a pic of the area. You can see that it is an area next to the mountains.
http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~maher/air/129-03v.jpg
Here is a drawing showing the fault lines.
http://www.winona.edu/geology/imagearchive/geologicmaps/tetonexplan.jpg
;-D Jackson Hole was also shaped by huge ice sheets and glaciers. This area is a favorite for people who are studying geology.
2007-01-09 02:48:12 · answer #1 · answered by China Jon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Jackson Hole and all The Grand Tetons are the youngest of the Rockies. The range was born some nine million years ago by intermittent, but violent, seismic activity, including volcanism.
2007-01-09 02:27:25 · answer #2 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellowstone is a giant volcano. Mabe that is what formed Jackson Hole too,
2007-01-09 02:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, the mountains upheaveal and erosion are responsible for the way it looks
2007-01-09 02:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by elmobeta12 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋