During the height of the mountain man era, a huge rendezvous was held in 1832 at Pierre's Hole, currently the area of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Named for "le grand Pierre" Tivanitagon, a Hudson's Bay Company trader, this valley or "hole" provided numerous beaver rich streams and plentiful game. This was one of the largest rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains with four hundred mountain men and several hundred lodges of Nez Perce and Flatheads, and over three thousand horses. Usually lasting over two weeks, these yearly gatherings provided trappers an outlet for trading and resupplying themselves, as well as for recreation and entertainment, gambling, contests, and games.