Death Canyon Trail, Mountain trail in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States.
Death Canyon Trail is a mountain trail in Grand Teton National Park that climbs through steep terrain and passes along sheer rock faces. The route covers high elevation ground with varied landscapes, moving from forested valleys to open ridges.
The Death Canyon Trail follows a route long used to reach Fox Creek Pass, where it meets the Teton Crest Trail. It begins west of the White Grass Ranger Station Historic District, passes north of Phelps Lake, and runs between Albright Peak and Prospectors Mountain. Camping in the canyon is allowed by permit from just west of the Alaska Basin Trail junction to half a mile below the pass.
The trail begins west of the White Grass Ranger Station Historic District, a ranger station listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hikers reach the Death Canyon Trail by first taking the Valley Trail from the station, passing just north of Phelps Lake. The canyon's camping zone, from west of the Alaska Basin Trail junction to half a mile below Fox Creek Pass, is open by permit.
The route begins west of White Grass Ranger Station, reached via the Valley Trail just north of Phelps Lake. Near Phelps Lake Overlook it heads west between Albright Peak and Prospectors Mountain. Camping is by permit only from just west of the Alaska Basin Trail junction to 0.5 mi (0.80 km) below Fox Creek Pass, where the trail meets the Teton Crest Trail.
The canyon's camping zone runs from just west of the Alaska Basin Trail junction to 0.5 mi (0.80 km) below Fox Creek Pass, and stays are by permit only. The trail ends at Fox Creek Pass, where it meets the Teton Crest Trail.
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