Observation Peak Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back foot trail in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It climbs 1,400 ft to a high point of 9,401 ft. Difficulty: strenuous, rated by the National Park Service.
Observation Peak Trail · rated “strenuous hike”
Beyond the lake, the trail climbs 1,400 feet in 2.6 miles through whitebark pine forest.
Read the official NPS description
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