Mount Meek Pass

Mount Meek Pass
Elevation 9,718 ft (2,962 m)[1]
Traversed by Teton Crest Trail
Location Teton County, Wyoming, United States
Range Teton Range,
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates 43°41′03″N 110°52′29″W / 43.68417°N 110.87472°W / 43.68417; -110.87472[1]
Topo map USGS Grand Teton, WY

Mount Meek 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 9,718 ft (2,962 m) above sea level and is accessed by way of the Teton Crest Trail and is immediately east of Mount Meek. Mount Meek Pass is more than 12 mi (19 km) from the nearest trailhead. To the south of the pass lies Death Canyon Shelf within Grand Teton National Park, while to the north can be found the region known as Alaska Basin, which is in Caribou-Targhee National Forest.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Meek Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ↑ Grand Teton, WY (Map). Topoquest (USGS Quads). Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  3. ↑ "Backcountry Camping" (pdf). National Park Service. October 2006. Retrieved 2012-02-18.


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