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Owl Peak

Owl Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Owl Peak rises to 3,230 m in Wyoming. Mount Moran stands 3,835 m to the south, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Elk Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

Owl Peak (10,617 feet (3,236 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming and is just east of Elk Mountain. The peak is located west of and across Jackson Lake from Lizard Creek Campground. Access to the peak is easiest by boat to the Berry Creek Trailhead at Wilcox Point then heading west at the Owl Creek Trail. After a 2 miles (3.2 km) hike along Berry Creek and Owl Creek trails, off trail access to the summit can be achieved after a steep ascent of an additional 2 miles (3.2 km). North of the mountain, the Tetons blend into the Yellowstone Plateau while to the south lies Webb Canyon.

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Wikidata Q7114859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
3230 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates43.97771, -110.79466

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 31
Cliffs: 10
Parks: 8
  • John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 7.4 mi
  • Alta Community Park: 19.6 mi
  • Basin Creek: 21.5 mi
  • Basin Creek: 21.6 mi
  • Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 5
  • Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic: 12.5 mi
  • Snake River Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Cave Falls Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
  • Lewis Lake Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Huckleberry Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Snake Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Snake Hot Springs: 16.9 mi
  • Mr. Bubbles: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Phelps Beach: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Moose: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Owl Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MoranS 175°3,835 m9.9 mi
Thor PeakS 180°3,659 m10.2 mi
Mount WoodringS 180°3,517 m12.1 mi
Mount Saint JohnS 175°3,467 m13.6 mi
The JawS 178°3,464 m13.8 mi
Ranger PeakSSE 155°3,453 m3.7 mi
Doane PeakS 170°3,449 m4.7 mi
East HornS 172°3,439 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5819:36
June solstice05:4120:2621:10
September equinox07:1118:4419:22
December solstice07:5516:0116:49

Local time (America/Boise).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F131625334250575647362314
Precip in3.93.13.02.82.82.41.41.61.92.33.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Snake RVR, 13 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

OpenStreetMap element node/356506558

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