Mount Owen
Mount Owen rises to 3,924 m in Wyoming. Grand Teton stands 4,199 m to the south-southwest, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is East Prong, a peak 0.3 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 7.1 miles off.
The story
Mount Owen (12,933 feet (3,942 m)) is the second highest peak in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The peak is named after William O. Owen, who organized the first documented ascent of the Grand Teton in 1898. Mount Owen is part of the Cathedral Group of high Teton peaks, a collection of peaks in the central section of the range that are particularly rugged. The 40-mile (64 km) long Teton Range is the youngest mountain chain in the Rocky Mountains, and began its uplift 9 million years ago, during the Miocene. Several periods of glaciation have carved Mount Owen and the other peaks of the range into their current shapes. Valhalla Canyon is situated on the west slopes of Mount Owen.
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Wikidata Q1754294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3924 m
How to reach it
- 7.1 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Teton Point Overlook · 7 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 7 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 7 mi
- Mormon Row Viewpoint · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East Prong: 0.3 mi
- Grand Teton: 0.5 mi
- McCain's Pillar: 0.5 mi
- The Enclosure: 0.6 mi
- Okies Thorn: 0.7 mi
- Village Commons: 11.1 mi
- Alta Community Park: 12.1 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 14.6 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 14.7 mi
- Teton Game Management Area: 15.3 mi
- Black Dike: 0.8 mi
- Inspiration Point: 2.8 mi
- The Wall: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Steps: 5.1 mi
- Rock Face: 7.7 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 1.3 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 6.0 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 7.4 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 8.9 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 9.8 mi
- Cleft Falls: 1.9 mi
- Bannock Falls: 2.4 mi
- Hidden Falls: 2.7 mi
- Shoshoko Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Moose: 7.6 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 10.4 mi
- Bison Columns: 10.4 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 10.4 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 10.4 mi
- Millers Springs: 17.5 mi
- Millers Springs: 17.5 mi
- Paradise Spring: 21.0 mi
- Wilson School Garden: 17.5 mi
- May Park Community Gardens: 19.0 mi
- Community Garden: 19.7 mi
- Green Knoll Fire Memorial: 17.6 mi
- Jackson Hole Veteran Monument: 18.5 mi
- Old Chimney Kiln: 20.6 mi
- National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States: 15.9 mi
- Jackson Hole Historical Society Museum: 18.4 mi
- Phelps Beach: 6.5 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 11.7 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.1 miles of Mount Owen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Teton | SSW 212° | 4,199 m | 0.5 mi |
| The Enclosure | SW 229° | 4,060 m | 0.6 mi |
| Middle Teton | SSW 211° | 3,903 m | 1.4 mi |
| South Teton | SSW 209° | 3,814 m | 2.2 mi |
| Dike Pinnacle | SSW 204° | 3,792 m | 1.4 mi |
| Bonney Pinnacle | SSW 213° | 3,773.5 m | 1.3 mi |
| Glencoe Spire | SSW 202° | 3,767 m | 0.8 mi |
| Gilkey Tower | SSW 204° | 3,767 m | 2.1 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, 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/356507463
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 8 mi
- Driggs · 15 mi
- Jackson · 19 mi
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