Mount Meek Pass

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Mount Meek Pass
Mount Meek Pass is located in Wyoming
Mount Meek Pass
Elevation9,718 ft (2,962 m)[1]
Traversed byTeton Crest Trail
LocationTeton County, Wyoming, United States
RangeTeton Range,
Rocky Mountains
Coordinates43°41′03″N 110°52′29″W / 43.68417°N 110.87472°W / 43.68417; -110.87472[1]
Topo mapUSGS 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Meek Pass". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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.