When you hear someone talking about Mount Glory, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s usually because they were skiing.<\/p>\n
But Mount Glory makes a great hike, too \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the kind of place where you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have to wait long to find your head in the clouds because you gained 2,000 feet of elevation driving up Teton Pass, then gained another 1,500 feet in less than a mile of hiking.<\/p>\n
Yup. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s right. You gain 1,500 feet in 0.9 miles. This is one of the steepest hiking trails around. But you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll enjoy the view from the south end of the Teton Range at the top. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think of anywhere else that you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even have to hike a mile to take in a view like this. To the east, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see the town of Jackson and the Gros Ventres beyond. To the southeast, the Snake River winds through the South Park area. The Snake River Range absolutely dominates the view to the south. Taylor Mountain is unmistakable to the northwest. And to the north, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see the heart of the Tetons, albeit from a distance.<\/p>\n
Just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get the idea that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re not going to have to work for it. The hike starts at the top of Teton Pass, with an unmarked, but obvious, trailhead just across the highway from the parking lot. You start gaining elevation with your first step, and you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop until you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re at the summit. If this trail was much steeper, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d be mountain climbing instead of hiking. Keep this in mind on the way down; you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re almost guaranteed to land on your lower end once or twice.<\/p>\n
But 0.9 miles of unswitchbacked, unmaintained trail later, you finally arrive at the summit, treated to what might be the finest view in the Tetons accessible in under an hour. The perspective of the town of Jackson from Mount Glory is particularly noteworthy. Even Snow King Mountain looks like an anthill.<\/p>\n
You can continue hiking north along the ridgeline, enjoying the views of Taylor Mountain and Glory Bowl. It is possible to create a loop via Ski Lake and the Phillips Canyon Trailhead, but note that the junctions aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t marked and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll need to find a guidebook that includes the trail or use a topo map. For best results, leave a second car at the Phillips Canyon Trailhead to avoid walking along the Teton Pass highway.<\/p>\n
Note that due to lingering snow, you probably won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to get to the top until July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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