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Grand Teton, a peak in Wyoming
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Grand Teton rises to 4,199 m in Wyoming. The Enclosure stands 4,060 m to the west, 0.2 miles off. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

About

The story

Grand Teton is the highest mountain of the Teton Range in Grand Teton National Park at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) in Northwest Wyoming. Below its north face is Teton Glacier. The mountain is a classic destination in American mountaineering via the Owen-Spalding route (II, 5.4), the North Ridge and North Face.

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Wikidata Q2078034, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
4199 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates43.74104, -110.80244

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 23
  • Village Commons: 10.7 mi
  • Alta Community Park: 11.9 mi
  • Shoshoni Plains: 14.3 mi
  • Shoshoni Plains South: 14.4 mi
  • Teton Game Management Area: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 7
Artworks: 7
  • Moose: 7.4 mi
  • Arrival Over The Snake: 10.1 mi
  • Bison Columns: 10.1 mi
  • Welcome to Jackson Hole: 10.1 mi
  • Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 3
Springs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 17.2 mi
  • Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 18.2 mi
  • Old Chimney Kiln: 20.1 mi
Museums: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Phelps Beach: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Kelly Warm Springs: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.1 miles of Grand Teton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The EnclosureW 278°4,060 m0.2 mi
Mount OwenNNE 32°3,924 m0.5 mi
Middle TetonSSW 210°3,903 m0.9 mi
South TetonSSW 208°3,814 m1.8 mi
Dike PinnacleSSW 200°3,792 m0.9 mi
Bonney PinnacleSSW 213°3,773.5 m0.8 mi
Glencoe SpireS 187°3,767 m0.3 mi
Gilkey TowerSSW 202°3,767 m1.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4220:2521:09
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0216:50

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131727354653615951392614
Precip in3.32.32.22.22.01.80.81.01.31.82.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moose 1 NNE, 7 mi away.

In the park

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1609199 — Grand Teton, Teton County, Wyoming.

OpenStreetMap element node/356511260

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