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TA A t N BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST Cloudveil RN t U ET o CA O Driggs Dome N n M Y w Teton Point O orth N N Fo o r Nez Perce k South Teton Teton Glacier d Turnout o S Leidy k Bradley a T e 11901ft d ALASKA BASIN 12514ft Turnout o A e Lake R 3627m Lake L W r Sunset 3814m Climbers F C A O C r V CANYON E Lake A Ranch 8mi e D M LANCHE r Schwabacher e v A i Snowdrift 13km i E d e H h d L R Road P l k S c Lake O it e Taggart L D Mount Wister E Lake T F 11490ft O o Basin N r 3502m A k N Lakes Buck Mountain H Glacier View Al 11938ft aska Taggart Lake Turnout B 3639m O as Trailhead in Static Peak Windy Point T r 11303ft T l a Turnout i i l 3445m a Park Headquarters r Teton Science T d Menors Ferry s R School at E Blacktail Ponds l Historic District F k D pe or EA Chapel of the Transfiguration Overlook lo F TH te An s t C la T s AN ON Moose Entrance Station l 33 Y Death Canyon Raft Launch a e D r Trailhead IDAHO C d Rimrock a w k WYOMING o Lake R o e Moose Junction R e r n Murie Ranch o C Atherton Creek s il n s Ve n o ro tre W G Phelps R o m a 6467ft d n r - e Lake t o NYON 1971m Albright View t CA a l OPEN e Mo Lake e s S Turnout reek T C o Craig Thomas e Fox o Blacktail Butte r Slid Road closed to M 7688ft Lowe Mount Hunt trucks, trailers, Discovery and 2343m 10783ft and RVs. Road 3286m closed in winter. Visitor Center Gros Ventre Laurance S. Gros Ventre Kelly Slide Red Hills GRA ANY Rockefeller Crystal Creek NITE C ON Preserve Granite N Canyon r ve Trailhead Ri O 8mi 13km e Victor tr G S n r 10450ft Ve os To Idaho Falls Moose C 3185m r entre K s y V Lake ro Aerial Tramway G s R Granite Canyon Jackson Hole t iv a e l r Entrance Station C Airport C r Upper Slide Lake A e Jackson Hole e Teton k J k Ski Area e e 33 Village r C Gros Ventre Junction d Rendezvous Peak a 10927ft NATIONAL o 3330m R n o Sleeping Indian ELK REFUGE s l i BRIDGER-TETON e Turnout Moose k Creek W a - L e s o Trail Creek o Park Entrance Fl NATIONAL M at Turnout Creek k e r e e r iv Jackson C R FOREST National Fish Hatchery h E s E E i T F e T T 22 G T k U D U I a B R B n E S S E P R I R L T IL T H N N P E E National Museum V V Coal Creek of Wildlife Art S S O Curtis Canyon O R 26 North Teton Pass R G 89 G 8431ft T 2570m S T E S W A 191 Wilson E 22 Turnout or overlook Ranger station Food service Marina Do not use this map for Jackson Hole Greater backcountry hiking. Buy Yellowstone Visitor Center Unpaved road (4-wheel Picnic area Lodging Stables refuge sleigh rides (winter only) USGS topographic maps drive recommended) at visitor centers. Trail Campground Gasoline Self-guiding trail 0 1 5 Kilometers JACKSON Multi-Use Pathway Tent-only campground Store Distances are shown 0 1 5 Miles Snow King Mountain Ski Area between markers. To Pinedale.
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