In late August, many streams dry up making water options a bit sketchier (depending on rainfall early in the year).Ī few spots require stream fording (particularly South Fork Teton Creek). Some years, mostly wet ones, the flies are vicious. Moose and bear sightings, if you’re quiet and lucky.Ĭan be susceptible to quickly changing weather Relative solitude, but expect to see a lot of other backpackers.Ĭhallenging side trips (Hunt Mountain, Static Peak, Upper Cascade Canyon) Stunning vistas from the multitude of ridgelines and passes.īeautiful sunrises and sunsets from most campsites. Quick FactsĮlevation Gain/Loss: 8,061’ ascent and -7,576’ descent, (average grade is 8%, with max grade at 34%)īest Travel Time: July through early September For ambitious backpackers, using some creative side trails, the route can be extended to 75 miles. Along the way, you'll touch at least three ecological zones and circumnavigate a classic glacier with well-defined terminal and lateral moraines, crevasses, and a proglacial lake. With mileage varying from 35 to 45 miles, depending on your route, the serpentine trail cuts through the Jedadiah Wilderness Area, two national forests - Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee-as well as Grand Teton National Park, rarely dropping below 8,000 feet. But they also showcase one of the nation’s most scenic hiking routes: the Teton Crest Trail. This high route trail traverses ridges offering spectacular wide-angle views of towering granite peaks, glacier-carved canyons, crystalline lakes and wildflower-pocked meadows of penstemon, lupine, paintbrush, monkshood and western coneflower. The Grand Teton Mountains are home to moose, deer, elk, bighorn sheep, black and grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolves, and many other species.
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