Fox Creek Pass

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Fox Creek Pass
Elevation9,570 ft (2,917 m)[1]
Traversed byTeton Crest Trail
Death Canyon Trail
LocationTeton County, Wyoming, United States
RangeTeton Range,
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates43°38′47″N 110°54′37″W / 43.64639°N 110.91028°W / 43.64639; -110.91028[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Bannon, WY

Fox Creek Pass is a pedestrian mountain pass located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming.[2] The pass is situated at 9,570 ft (2,920 m) above sea level and is at the head of Death Canyon. Fox Creek Pass can be accessed by way of the Teton Crest Trail or the Death Canyon Trail from the east. To the north lies the Death Canyon Shelf in Grand Teton National Park while Fossil Mountain and Caribou-Targhee National Forest are to the west and south, respectively.[2][3]

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Fox Creek Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Mount Bannon, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. "Backcountry Camping" (PDF). National Park Service. October 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-02-18.