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1. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Jackson

78.2km

03:41

320m

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2. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Wilson

64.6km

03:04

250m

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3. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Moose

66.3km

03:00

310m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Sigrid

March 3, 2020

The National Elk Refuge, established in 1912, protects the habitats and the animals that live there. Some of the largest elk herds on earth live here.

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March 5, 2020

The National Elk Refuge was created in 1912 to protect the nationally significant Jackson elk herd, that used to graze in the area now occupied by the town of Jackson, which was found to suffer starvation in the 1880s, prompting ranchers to feed them to help them survive. The Refuge is six miles wide at its widest point and ten miles long from southwest to northeast. The elevation varies from 6,200 feet to 7,200 feet. The Teton Range, visible to the west, rise to 13,766 feet at the summit of Grand Teton. The valley and surrounding mountains show classic examples of glaciation. The northern half of the Refuge consists of steep, rolling hills. The southern half is glacial washout material, with one resistant formation -- Miller Butte -- rising approximately 500 feet above the valley floor.

Much of the Refuge consists of grassy meadows and marshes on the valley floor. The flood plain forest along the Gros Ventre River contains blue spruce, narrowleaf cottonwood, red osier dogwood, and willow as major species. There are extensive areas of big sagebrush and rocky outcroppings. The forested areas of lodgepole pine, Douglas fir, and aspen are mostly on the northern slopes of the Gros Ventre hills. fws.gov/refuge/National_Elk_Refuge

Nils

August 9, 2025

Winter quarters of the Grand Teton deer herd.

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Location: Teton County, Wyoming, United States

National Elk Refuge

1. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Jackson

2. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Wilson

3. Grand Teton National Park – Moose Junction loop from Moose

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