Disappointment Peak
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Disappointment Peak rises to 3,541 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the northwest, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Sentinel, a peak 0.1 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
Disappointment Peak (11,623 feet (3,543 m)) is in the Teton Range of Wyoming, in Grand Teton National Park and immediately southeast of Grand Teton. The peak is part of the Cathedral Group, a region of the Tetons noted for particularly rugged mountains. Disappointment Peak rises to the north of Garnet Canyon and to the west of Amphitheater and Surprise lakes. The peak has a variety of mountaineering routes, including the most difficult in the range. Disappointment Peak was given its name in 1925 when four Colorado climbers, led by Phil Smith (who was soon to become the first park ranger), set out to climb the Grand, but found an impasse on this peak where a 450 foot (140 m) drop is encountered to the saddle between the two summits. After a failed rappel attempt, they gave the peak this name. They were later satisfied to learn they had made a first ascent.
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Wikidata Q5281303, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3541 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 15.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 7 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 7 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 7 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Sentinel: 0.1 mi
- Fair Share Tower: 0.2 mi
- Pemmican Pinnacle: 0.3 mi
- Okies Thorn: 0.4 mi
- Teepe Pillar: 0.5 mi
- Village Commons: 10.3 mi
- Alta Community Park: 12.4 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 14.4 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 14.8 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 14.9 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 0.3 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 5.1 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 6.5 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 8.1 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 9.4 mi
- Black Dike: 0.8 mi
- The Wall: 2.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Steps: 4.7 mi
- Rock Face: 6.9 mi
- Cleft Falls: 1.0 mi
- Bannock Falls: 1.6 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 1.8 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.1 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 3.6 mi
- Moose: 6.7 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 9.4 mi
- Bison Columns: 9.4 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 9.4 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 9.4 mi
- Millers Springs: 16.5 mi
- Millers Springs: 16.6 mi
- Paradise Spring: 21.0 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 16.6 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.7 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 17.6 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 20.2 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 15.0 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 17.4 mi
- Phelps Beach: 5.6 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 10.9 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.4 miles of Disappointment Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NW 317° | 4,199 m | 0.7 mi |
| The Enclosure | NW 310° | 4,060 m | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Owen | NNW 345° | 3,924 m | 1.0 mi |
| Middle Teton | WSW 256° | 3,903 m | 1.0 mi |
| South Teton | SW 232° | 3,814 m | 1.7 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | WSW 250° | 3,792 m | 0.9 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | W 262° | 3,773.5 m | 0.9 mi |
| Glencoe Spire | WNW 292° | 3,767 m | 0.6 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 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 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 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 14 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose 1 NNE, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1599263 — Disappointment Peak, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506054
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 8 mi
- Driggs · 16 mi
- Jackson · 18 mi
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