Garnet Canyon Trail Explained

Garnet Canyon Trail
Location:Teton Range
Length Mi:4.8
Trailheads:Lupine Meadows
Use:Hiking
Elev Change:Approximate gain of 2650feet
Highest Name:Garnet Canyon
Highest Ft:9500
Lowest Name:Lupine Meadows
Lowest Ft:6732
Difficulty:Strenuous
Season:Summer to Fall
Sights:Teton Range
Hazards:Severe weather

The Garnet Canyon Trail is a 4.8miles (8.4miles round-trip) long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[1] The trailhead is at the Lupine Meadows parking area and climbs steeply more than in just under into Garnet Canyon.[2] At the 2miles point, the trail forks from the Amphitheater Lake Trail and heads south and then west into Garnet Canyon.[3] Garnet Canyon is the most popular approach route for climbers attempting to summit not only Grand Teton but also Middle Teton, South Teton, Teepe Pillar and Disappointment Peak. Though the trail becomes unmaintained once it enters boulder fields at approximately the 9500feet elevation point, climbers continue on to other destinations such as the Lower Saddle (11600feet), a high altitude mountain pass situated between Middle and Grand Teton.[4] The altitude gain from the Lupine Meadows trailhead to the Lower Saddle is nearly .

43.7258°N -110.7958°W

See also

List of hiking trails in Grand Teton National Park

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lupine Meadows Trailhead. National Park Service. 2012-05-19. pdf. 2012-08-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20120809125915/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Lupine_Meadows_topo.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Day Hikes. National Park Service. 2012-05-11. pdf. February 2012. 2012-06-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120621115811/http://www.nps.gov/grte/planyourvisit/upload/Dayhikes12.pdf. live.
  3. Topoquest (USGS Quads). Grand Teton, WY. 2012-05-12. 2016-03-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140325/https://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.72439&lon=-110.76963&datum=nad83&zoom=4&map=auto&coord=d&mode=zoomin&size=m. live.
  4. Book: Ortenburger, Leigh N.. A climber's guide to the Teton Range. Nov 1, 1996. Mountaineers Books. 0-89886-480-1. 50 - 53. Reynold G. Jackson.