Ranger Peak
Ranger Peak rises to 3,453 m in Wyoming. Mount Moran stands 3,835 m to the south, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilderness Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Ranger Peak (11,360 feet (3,460 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The peak is located slightly northwest of and across Jackson Lake from Colter Bay Village. Colter Canyon is to the north while Waterfalls Canyon is immediately southeast of the peak, but there are no maintained trails in the area. Access to the summit involves off trail hiking and scrambling. The top of the mountain is more than 4,500 feet (1,400 m) above Jackson Lake. On March 7, 2012, Chris Onufer and Steve Romeo, both local residents and considered expert skiers, were killed by an avalanche on Ranger Peak. The avalanche originated in a couloir on the north side of Waterfalls Canyon at the 10,300 ft (3,100 m) level and traveled more than 3,000 ft (910 m) down the mountain slope into the canyon.
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Wikidata Q7292777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3453 m
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 14 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 15 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 17 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doane Peak: 1.4 mi
- Eagles Rest Peak: 2.0 mi
- Eagle Rest Peak: 2.1 mi
- Rolling Thunder Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Owl Peak: 3.7 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 0.9 mi
- Columbine Cascade: 1.1 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 10.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 11.2 mi
- Polar Bear: 13.0 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 5.0 mi
- Wilcox Point: 5.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 11.2 mi
- Black Dike: 13.4 mi
- Weather Rock: 13.4 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 10.2 mi
- Alta Community Park: 18.2 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 21.1 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 21.4 mi
- Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 21.5 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 13.9 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 14.6 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 17.5 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 18.8 mi
- T. A. Moulton Barn: 19.1 mi
- Moose: 19.2 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 22.5 mi
- Bison Columns: 22.5 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 22.5 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 22.5 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Picnic: 14.8 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 13.4 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 18.9 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 21.3 mi
- Phelps Beach: 19.1 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Ranger Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Moran | S 186° | 3,835 m | 6.5 mi |
| Thor Peak | SSW 193° | 3,659 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Woodring | S 190° | 3,517 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Saint John | S 182° | 3,467 m | 10.1 mi |
| The Jaw | S 186° | 3,464 m | 10.4 mi |
| Doane Peak | SSW 213° | 3,449 m | 1.4 mi |
| East Horn | S 181° | 3,439 m | 6.5 mi |
| West Horn | S 183° | 3,438 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:58 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 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, 10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1602392 — Ranger Peak, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506656
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 7 mi
- Driggs · 22 mi
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