Death Canyon Trail
Death Canyon Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back foot trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 2,400 ft to a high point of 9,566 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, from the NPS hiking-rating formula. That is the full hike: the mapped trail line runs 15.56 mi because it also covers connecting trails, so it is not the length of this hike. The figure is for the Park Service's “Death Canyon - Static Peak Divide Junction” hike, which uses this trail.
- 3.85 mione way
- 7.7 miround trip
- 15.56 mimapped line (longer than the hike)
- 2,400 ftelevation gain
- 9,566 fthigh point
- Strenuousdifficulty
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From the National Park Service
Death Canyon - Static Peak Divide Junction · rated “strenuous hike”
The Death Canyon to Static Peak Divide Junction Trail is a strenuous, 7.7 mi (12.4 km) RT out and back trail with 2,400 ft (730 m) of elevation gain.
Read the official NPS description
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