12/15/2023 0 Comments Signal mountain wyomingOxbow Bend is just off this map to the upper right. If you go to the summit as a hike, (green line on the map below) you go across the highway from Signal Mountain Lodge and from the trailhead it is a “moderate,” 6.8 mile / 10.9 kilometer round-trip out and back hike with 850 feet of elevation gain. The turnoff to the parking lot and Signal Mountain Road to the summit is one mile south of Signal Mountain Lodge and Campground. See below for a description of the drive. Directly east of Signal Mountain is an abandoned channel of the Snake, a mute reminder that the landscape of Jackson Hole is dynamic.” The Teton Range to the west completes the encirclement of Jackson Hole….From the summit of Signal Mountain, the Snake River can also be seen winding its way through Jackson Hole, coursing down a cottonwood and spruce-lined channel. From another vantage point, the Pitchstone Plateau, one can see beyond Jackson Lake to the north. The Washakie Range and Pinyon Peak Highlands form the remainder of the eastern and northeastern boundary of the valley. The Mount Leidy Highlands enclose the valley to the east. Jackson Peak and Sheep Mountain, summits in the Gros Ventre Range, pierce the horizon. To the south, the Gros Ventre and Snake River Ranges enclose the southern end of the valley. “People enjoy spectacular views of the Tetons from almost any location in the valley, but Signal Mountain offers one of the finest vistas of the entire valley and surrounding mountains and highlands. The 5 mile drive up Signal Mountain summit road rewards you with a panoramic view of the entire Teton range, Jackson Lake and most of Jackson Hole, 800 to nearly 1,000 feet above the valley.
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