Paintbrush Divide is a pedestrian
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
located in the
Teton Range
The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately in a north–south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line. It is south of Yellowstone National Park and ...
,
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 Na ...
, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
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 ...
.
Situated at approximately above sea level, the pass can be accessed from the east by way of the
Paintbrush Canyon or
Cascade Canyon Trail
The Cascade Canyon Trail is a round-trip long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Description
The trailhead is at the South Jenny Lake parking area and follows the Jenny Lake Trail around the south shore of ...
s and involves a nearly elevation gain.
References
Mountain passes of Wyoming
Mountain passes of Teton County, Wyoming
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