WPT001
Location: 43.7348785400391, -110.741401672363
Hike south from Lupine Meadows parking area.
WPT002
Location: 43.7261505126953, -110.75659942627
Keep left @ Y-junction. Switchbacks ahead.
WPT003
Location: 43.7261810302734, -110.765098571777
Turn hard left, heading south toward Garnet Canyon.
WPT004
Location: 43.7258415222168, -110.790496826172
The Meadows
WPT005
Location: 43.7292785644531, -110.80460357666
Head south.
WPT006
Location: 43.7243995666504, -110.807098388672
Tentsites
WPT007
Location: 43.7242698669434, -110.818901062012
Great campsite on saddle.
WPT008
Location: 43.7186698913574, -110.818496704102
South Teton (12,514 ft.)
This 14.2-mile out-and-back probes the central Tetons, visiting the basecamp area for climbers attempting the Grand and other peaks. Your goal: Garnet Canyon, whose cliffs, winding glacial stream, and huge erratics are quintessential park features. Your other goal: South Teton’s 12,514-foot summit—fifth-highest in the range—which offers one of the park’s best views attainable without a rope. This outing can be done in a big day—you’ll ascend 5,800 feet—but spending a night in Garnet Canyon is worth the effort of hauling camping gear.
From Lupine Meadows trailhead, follow the Garnet Canyon Trail to the Meadows camping area. Hike through the campsites on a faint path, then climb toward the Middle Teton’s prominent black dike; at the cliffs, traverse left. Follow climber trails up Garnet Canyon’s south fork. Continue to the saddle between the Middle and South Tetons. There, turn south for South Teton’s Northwest Couloir, ascending it to the summit ridge. Snow can linger in the couloir into August, requiring an ice axe, but the route is generally dry by late summer. Camp either in the Meadows or Garnet’s south fork zone. There’s also a pair of high, secluded tent sites in the talus just before the Middle-South Teton saddle.
Mapped by Michael Lanza
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