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Owl Peak () is in the northern
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
and is just east of Elk Mountain. The peak is located west of and across Jackson Lake from Lizard Creek Campground. Access to the peak is easiest by boat to the
Berry Creek Trail The Berry Creek Trail is a long hiking trail in the far northern region of Grand Teton National Park 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 ...
head at Wilcox Point then heading west at the
Owl Creek Trail The Owl Creek Trail is a long hiking trail in the far northern region of Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Location and geography The trail begins at a junction on the Berry Creek Trail The Berry Creek Trail is a long ...
. After a hike along Berry Creek and Owl Creek trails, off trail access to the summit can be achieved after a steep ascent of an additional . North of the mountain, the Tetons blend into the
Yellowstone Plateau The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano or the Yellowstone Volcano, is a complex volcano, volcanic plateau and volcanic field located mostly in the western U.S. state of Wyoming but also stretches into I ...
while to the south lies
Webb Canyon Webb 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. Webb Cany ...
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