The Death Canyon Trail is a 10.5 mi (16.9 km) long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming .
6-756: The trail begins west of the White Grass Ranger Station Historic District and ends at Fox Creek Pass where it intercepts the Teton Crest Trail . The trail follows the length of Death Canyon . To get to the trail, the Valley Trail must be accessed at the White Grass Grass Ranger Station then by trending westward just to the north of Phelps Lake . Near Phelps Lake Overlook, the Death Canyon Trail heads west and
12-677: Is available by permit. 43°39′11″N 110°48′24″W / 43.6529852°N 110.8066008°W / 43.6529852; -110.8066008 List of hiking trails in Grand Teton National Park This article about a location in Wyoming is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This United States trail or long-distance path–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . White Grass Ranger Station Historic District The White Grass Ranger Station includes several structures in
18-540: Is flanked by Albright Peak to the north and Prospectors Mountain to the south. After over 2 mi (3.2 km), the canyon widens and is intercepted by the Alaska Basin Trail . The Death Canyon Trail continues west then southwest, climbing steadily to Fox Creek Pass. The camping zone in the canyon extends from just west of the Alaska Basin Trail junction to .5 mi (0.80 km) below Fox Creek Pass and
24-481: The backcountry of Grand Teton National Park that were established to support horse patrols by park rangers. Built in 1930, White Grass is the only surviving horse patrol station in the park. The station, which includes a cabin, several sheds and a corral, was built to a standardized National Park Service plan, in the National Park Service rustic style. The White Grass station was built immediately after
30-403: The establishment of Grand Teton National Park in 1929, and was one of the first structures built by the National Park Service to establish a park service presence in the area. Other patrol cabins existed in the park, but these were inherited from the U.S. Forest Service , which administered Teton National Forest , from which the park was created. The ranger station's exterior remains essentially
36-469: The same as the original construction, but the interior has been altered several times and does not retain historical significance. The White Grass station stands at the western edge of the White Grass district of Grand Teton, southwest of Moose, Wyoming . The station is sited in a small clearing in the trees, with a buffer of vegetation between it and a nearby parking lot. The White Grass Ranger Station
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