Eagles Rest Peak
Eagles Rest Peak rises to 3,327 m in Wyoming. Mount Moran stands 3,835 m to the south, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Rest Peak, a peak 0.1 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Eagles Rest Peak (11,263 feet (3,433 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located west of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. The peak rises dramatically almost 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above Jackson Lake in less than 1 mile (1.6 km). Waterfalls Canyon is to the north of the peak and Snowshoe Canyon lies to the south.
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Wikidata Q5325369, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3327 m
How to reach it
- 12.1 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 18.7 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 12 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 14 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 15 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Rest Peak: 0.1 mi
- Doane Peak: 1.3 mi
- Ranger Peak: 2.0 mi
- Bivouac Peak: 2.5 mi
- Rolling Thunder Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 1.1 mi
- Columbine Cascade: 1.2 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 8.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cleft Falls: 12.2 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 5.7 mi
- Wilcox Point: 6.9 mi
- Inspiration Point: 9.2 mi
- Black Dike: 11.5 mi
- The Wall: 13.6 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 12.2 mi
- Alta Community Park: 17.2 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 20.0 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 20.4 mi
- Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 21.0 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 12.0 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 13.1 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 15.5 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 16.8 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 17.2 mi
- Moose: 17.2 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 20.5 mi
- Bison Columns: 20.5 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 20.5 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 20.5 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Picnic: 16.6 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 15.3 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 19.4 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 20.5 mi
- Phelps Beach: 17.2 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Eagles Rest Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moran | S 191° | 3,835 m | 4.6 mi |
| Thor Peak | SSW 200° | 3,659 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Woodring | SSW 194° | 3,517 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Saint John | S 185° | 3,467 m | 8.2 mi |
| The Jaw | S 189° | 3,464 m | 8.5 mi |
| Ranger Peak | N 354° | 3,453 m | 2.0 mi |
| Doane Peak | NW 308° | 3,449 m | 1.3 mi |
| East Horn | S 185° | 3,439 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:01 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 13 | 17 | 25 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 38 | 24 | 14 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moran 5wnw, 9 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356505756
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 5 mi
- Driggs · 21 mi
- Jackson · 29 mi
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