Death Canyon Shelf is a narrow plateau located in

Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Grand Teton ...

in the U.S. state of

Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

. The plateau extends from

Fox Creek Pass Fox Creek Pass is a pedestrian mountain pass located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The pass is situated at above sea level and is at the head of Death Canyon. Fox Creek Pass can be accessed by way of ...

to Mount Meek Pass, a distance of almost . The Death Canyon Shelf parallels much of

Death Canyon Death Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago, leaving behind a U-shaped valley. The trai ...

to the east and has cliffs rising several hundred feet to the west for most of the shelf's length. Camping is permitted on Death Canyon Shelf with a permit. The shelf is traversed by the

Teton Crest Trail The Teton Crest Trail is a long hiking trail in the U.S. state of Wyoming that extends from Phillips Pass, on the border of Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests, to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. ''Backpacker Magazine' ...

for its entire length, but it is deep in the backcountry, requiring a hike from the Death Canyon trailhead to access.

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Landforms of Grand Teton National Park Plateaus of the United States Landforms of Teton County, Wyoming {{wyoming-geo-stub

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