Raynolds Peak
Raynolds Peak rises to 3,318 m in Wyoming. Mount Owen stands 3,924 m to the south, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Traverse Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Raynolds Peak (10,915 feet (3,327 m)) is in the northern Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The mountain rises to the north of Moran Canyon and has numerous deep cirques on its north face above Snowshoe Canyon. There are no maintained trails in the region and the summit is 5 miles (8 km) west of Moran Bay on Jackson Lake. The peak is named after William F. Raynolds who was in charge of the 1859-1860 Raynolds Expedition to the region.
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Wikidata Q7299349, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,318 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Teton Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Snake River Overlook · 13 mi
- Teton Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Glacier Overlook · 15 mi
- Blacktail Ponds Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Traverse Peak: 1.5 mi
- Rolling Thunder Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Window Peak: 1.7 mi
- Bivouac Peak: 2.1 mi
- Dry Ridge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Wilderness Falls: 4.6 mi
- Columbine Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Ribbon Cascade: 7.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cleft Falls: 10.4 mi
- Moose Mountain Slide: 4.7 mi
- Inspiration Point: 8.1 mi
- Black Dike: 9.2 mi
- Wilcox Point: 10.3 mi
- The Wall: 11.0 mi
- Alta Community Park: 13.3 mi
- John D Rockefeller Memorial Parkway: 14.8 mi
- Shoshoni Plains: 16.2 mi
- Shoshoni Plains South: 16.5 mi
- Ruby Carson Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
- Petzoldt's Caves: 10.0 mi
- Windy Point Turnout: 14.3 mi
- Cunningham Cabin: 14.8 mi
- Menors Ferry Historic District: 15.7 mi
- Darby Ice Cave: 16.0 mi
- Moose: 16.0 mi
- Arrival Over The Snake: 19.0 mi
- Bison Columns: 19.0 mi
- Welcome to Jackson Hole: 19.0 mi
- Callisto the Huntress - Grizzly Bear: 19.0 mi
- Sargent's Bay Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Picnic: 19.7 mi
- Snake River Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Cave Falls Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Huckleberry Hot Spring: 18.2 mi
- Kelly Warm Springs: 19.1 mi
- Snake Hot Springs: 23.6 mi
- Phelps Beach: 15.1 mi
- Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Paradise Spring: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Raynolds Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Owen | S 171° | 3,924 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Moran | SE 135° | 3,835 m | 3.5 mi |
| Thor Peak | SSE 151° | 3,659 m | 3.2 mi |
| East Prong | S 169° | 3,649 m | 8.8 mi |
| Crooked Thumb | SSE 165° | 3,572 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Woodring | SSE 161° | 3,517 m | 4.9 mi |
| Mount Saint John | SSE 157° | 3,467 m | 6.7 mi |
| The Jaw | SSE 163° | 3,464 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 | 05:42 | 20:26 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:45 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:02 | 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, 12 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 1602413 — Raynolds Peak, Teton County, Wyoming.
OpenStreetMap element node/356506664
Day trips start here
- Grand Teton National Park · 6 mi
- Driggs · 17 mi
- Jackson · 27 mi
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