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| North Crandall Trail #609 |
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Elevation Gain:
4,000 Feet
USGS Maps:
Beartooth Butte and Pilot Peak
Usage:
Light
Trail Number:
#609
Length:
16 Miles
Difficulty:
Moderate
Beginning Elevation:
6,100 Feet
Ending Elevation:
10,000 Feet
Reservation:
No
Season:
Mid-Spring - Late Fall
From Cody, Travel 17 miles north on WY 120, then travel west on WY 296. Just off WY 296 1/4 miles west of Crandall Creek bridge and Crandall Ranger Station.
Location Information
TRAILHEAD LOCATION: Just off WY 296 1/4 miles west of Crandall Creek bridge and Crandall Ranger Station.GENERAL INFORMATION: The trail follows North Crandall Creek Drainage to its headwaters and into Yellowstone National Park. At the park boundary, one can continue to Cache Creek, although the Park Services no longer maintains the trail along this route. The entire length of the trail provides tremendous views of Hurricane Mesa and the North Crandall drainage. For the first few miles to the Wilderness boundary, the trail climbs and traverses dry, south-facing slopes. It continues up the drainage through forest and open sagebrush meadows more than a mile above N. Crandall Creek. At Teepee Creek, the trail drops down to N. Crandall Creek and parallels the creek through moderately dense forest for the next six miles. Several good campsites with water and forage are available in this section. Teepee Creek on this trail is named for historic Sheepeater Indian teepee which still stands just south of the trial. The final climb to the 9597 foot Yellowstone Divide is quite steep, but a spectacular view of Yellowstone Park and the N. Crandall drainage awaits the wilderness traveler. The Crandall drainage provides excellent habitat for grizzly bears, and travelers should always be alert for an unexpected encounter. Food storage boxes and poles are available at several campsites along the trail. This trail receives light use during the summer, but fall hunting seasons bring numerous parties of hunters into the N. Crandall drainage.
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