| Full Name |
John Colter |
| Date of Birth |
- |
| Place of Birth |
Augusta County, Virginia Colony |
| Date of Death |
07 May 1812 |
| Place of Death |
Franklin County, Missouri Territory |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
American |
| Education |
- |
| Profession |
Trapper, explorer, mountain man |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1804-1810 |
| Brief Information |
John Colter was an American trapper, explorer, and a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He is widely considered one of the first mountain men and the first known person of European descent to explore the Teton Mountain Range and what later became Yellowstone National Park. His accounts provided early descriptions of the region, contributing significantly to the geographic knowledge of the American West. |