Albright Peak
Albright Peak rises to 3,198 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the north, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wimpy's Knob, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Albright Peak (10,557 feet (3,218 m) is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Albright Peak is the only mountain peak named for Horace M. Albright, the second director of the National Park Service. The peak is .8 mi (1.3 km) SSE of Static Peak and towers to the northwest over Phelps Lake. The easiest climbing access to Albright Peak is via the Alaska Basin Trail.
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Wikidata Q4712693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,198 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 6 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 7 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 7 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wimpy's Knob: 0.3 mi
- Static Peak: 0.8 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Teton Crest Highpoint: 1.5 mi
- Twentyfive Short: 2.1 mi
- Village Commons: 5.8 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 11.7 mi
- Emily Stevens Park: 11.9 mi
- Owen Bircher Park: 12.2 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 12.4 mi
- The Wall: 3.1 mi
- Sheep Steps: 3.1 mi
- Black Dike: 4.6 mi
- Rock Face: 5.9 mi
- Upper Blacktail Butte: 6.1 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 2.6 mi
- Cleft Falls: 4.1 mi
- Bannock Falls: 4.1 mi
- Hidden Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 7.9 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 4.1 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 4.5 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 5.1 mi
- rendevous mtn trail: 6.3 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 6.9 mi
- Moose: 4.9 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 6.1 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 6.1 mi
- Bison Columns: 6.1 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 6.1 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 13.4 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 17.0 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 11.0 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 12.2 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Millers Springs: 12.5 mi
- Paradise Spring: 19.1 mi
- Phelps Beach: 1.4 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 10.1 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Albright Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | N 7° | 4,199 m | 4.9 mi |
| The Enclosure | N 5° | 4,060 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Owen | N 9° | 3,924 m | 5.3 mi |
| Middle Teton | N 2° | 3,903 m | 4.1 mi |
| South Teton | N 356° | 3,814 m | 3.3 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | N 4° | 3,792 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | N 2° | 3,774 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ice Cream Cone | N 357° | 3,767 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:25 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:03 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Teton National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Dec and Nov; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505730
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 13 mi
- Jackson · 14 mi
- Driggs · 15 mi
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