North America / Teton Range
Grand Teton
United States · 4,199 m
Photo credits and licence
NPS · Public domain · Grand Teton in Winter-NPS. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Grand Teton National Park Photo Galleries (web archive)
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
Continue with a planning or regional guide: North American ranges mountain guide
About Grand Teton
Owen-Spalding and Upper Exum are established Grand Teton climbs. Their approach and descent require alpine planning beyond the rock climbing itself.
American Alpine Club · Danger Zones: Grand Teton
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in Wyoming, United States. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4199 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- United States
- Mountain range
- Teton Range
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 43.741194444, -110.802416666 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
2 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 0 of 2 · Difficulty with grading system: 0 of 2 · Elevation gain: 0 of 2 · Duration: 0 of 2 · Season: 0 of 2
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 2 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
Scroll sideways to compare all columns. Select a route name for its details.
| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen-Spalding | AlpinismAscent | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Source 1 ↗ |
| Upper Exum ridge | AlpinismAscent | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Source 1 ↗ |
Choose an activity to see its entries. Ascent, descent, approaches and historical climbing lines are labelled separately.
Alpinism (2)
Owen-SpaldingAlpinism · Ascent
Named in AAC historical analysis through 2014. Route-specific grade, start and duration remain open; this is not a current topo.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Not established from the checked source
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Not established from the checked source
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
American Alpine Club · Danger Zones: Grand Teton · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Upper Exum ridgeAlpinism · Ascent
Named in AAC historical analysis through 2014. Route-specific grade, start and duration remain open; this is not a current topo.
- Activity
- Alpinism
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Not established from the checked source
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- Not established from the checked source
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
American Alpine Club · Danger Zones: Grand Teton · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Does Grand Teton require a climbing or overnight permit?
NPS does not require a mountaineering permit, but camping or bivouacking overnight requires a backcountry camping permit.
Does choosing Upper Exum remove the need to plan Owen-Spalding?
No. The AAC identifies Owen-Spalding as the main descent route. Its navigation and descent hazards need separate preparation.
Is the old climbing-ranger blog current?
NPS labels its old blog as reports from before summer 2024. Use the current ranger contacts and channels linked by the park.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
The AAC describes the standard approach through Garnet Canyon from Lupine Meadows Trailhead.
Difficulty and required experience
Snow travel, navigation and technical climbing all matter. This historical analysis does not establish a current route grade or completion time.
Season and restrictions
NPS warns that snow often persists until mid-July and summer storms can change mountain conditions abruptly.
Sources for current information
- NPS · Teton climbing and mountaineering
Permit distinction and current ranger information channels; older blog reports are archives.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Grand Teton, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
Explore the surrounding regions
Teton Range · Rocky Mountains · North American Cordillera · American Cordillera · Mountains in United States
Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
How sources, authorship and review dates work
Further reading about Grand Teton
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
Mountains nearby
Recorded mountains, ordered by straight-line distance. This does not describe a route or accessible connection.
1–3 of 3 recorded mountains within 25 km
- Mount Owen · 0.7 km
- Middle Teton · 1.4 km
- Mount Moran · 10.7 km