Middle Teton
Middle Teton rises to 3,903 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the north-northeast, 0.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonney Pinnacle, a peak 0.1 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Middle Teton (12,809 feet (3,904 m)) is the third-highest peak in the Teton Range, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Located within Grand Teton National Park, the peak is immediately southwest of Grand Teton, from which it is separated by a broad high ridge at 11,600 feet (3,540 m), known to local climbers as the Lower Saddle. The Middle Teton Glacier is located on the eastern slopes of the peak. Middle Teton is a classic pyramidal alpine peak and is sometimes included as part of the Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks. The 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, beginning its uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene. Several periods of glaciation have carved Middle Teton and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes. From the Lower Saddle, a distinctive feature known as the black dike appears as a straight line running from near the top of the mountain down 800 feet (240 m). The black dike is a basaltic intrusion that occurred long after the surrounding rock was formed.
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Wikidata Q2060335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3903 m
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 7 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 7 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 8 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bonney Pinnacle: 0.1 mi
- Dike Pinnacle: 0.1 mi
- Pinnochio Pinnacle: 0.2 mi
- Glencoe Spire: 0.6 mi
- Teepe Pillar: 0.7 mi
- Village Commons: 9.9 mi
- Alta Community Park: 11.5 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 13.9 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 13.9 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Black Dike: 0.6 mi
- The Wall: 1.9 mi
- Sheep Steps: 3.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.1 mi
- Rock Face: 7.4 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 0.9 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 5.7 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 8.5 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 8.7 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cleft Falls: 1.7 mi
- Bannock Falls: 2.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 3.9 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Moose: 7.1 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 9.5 mi
- Bison Columns: 9.5 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 9.5 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 9.5 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 16.2 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Community Garden: 18.5 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 17.4 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 19.3 mi
- Millers Springs: 16.5 mi
- Millers Springs: 16.5 mi
- Paradise Spring: 20.0 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 14.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 17.3 mi
- Phelps Beach: 5.3 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 11.6 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.2 miles of Middle Teton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | NNE 30° | 4,199 m | 0.9 mi |
| The Enclosure | NNE 18° | 4,060 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Owen | NNE 31° | 3,924 m | 1.4 mi |
| South Teton | SSW 206° | 3,814 m | 0.9 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | ESE 114° | 3,792 m | 0.1 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | N 3° | 3,773.5 m | 0.1 mi |
| Glencoe Spire | NE 42° | 3,767 m | 0.6 mi |
| Gilkey Tower | SSW 191° | 3,767 m | 0.7 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 | 07:55 | 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, 7 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/356506474
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 9 mi
- Driggs · 15 mi
- Jackson · 18 mi
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