Leigh Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of

Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, 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 south ...

. The glacially formed lake is wide and long from north to south. Situated just southeast of

Mount Moran Mount Moran () is a mountain in Grand Teton National Park of western Wyoming, USA. The mountain is named for Thomas Moran, an American western frontier landscape artist. Mount Moran dominates the northern section of the Teton Range rising above ...

, the lake is at the terminus of both Paintbrush and Leigh Canyons. The lake can be accessed from the

Leigh Lake Trail The Leigh Lake Trail is a long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. For its entire length it is also part of the Valley Trail. The trail starts at the Leigh Lake trailhead and follows the eastern shores of Stri ...

which follows the eastern shores of

String Lake String Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the outflow of Leigh Lake. A small wetland area is on the northwest side of the lake and is prime moose habitat. A short half mile ( ...

a distance of one mile (1.6 km) and is an easy hike over level terrain. The

Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin was designed and built by the U.S. Forest Service in the 1920s. The cabin is located northwest of Leigh Lake in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The cabin was built to a standardized design, s ...

is located on the northeast shore of the lake and is on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

. The lake was named for Richard "Beaver Dick" Leigh, a mountain guide. Aerial image of Mount Moran and Mount Woodring (view from the east).jpg, Leigh Lake (bottom left) with

Paintbrush Canyon Paintbrush 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. The canyon lies between Rockchuck P ...

Mount Woodring Mount Woodring () is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. The mountain is immediately west of Leigh Lake and is sandwiched between Paintbrush Canyon to the south and Leigh Canyon to the north. The best access to the sum ...

, Leigh Canyon, and

above (from left to right) Leigh Lake and Mount Moran Grand Teton National Park.jpg, Leigh Lake

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Lakes of Grand Teton National Park {{wyoming-geo-stub

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