Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the trailhead) the trail branches off to the right; at the next junction, turn left to continue
around the lake. Another option is to take the right branch and then a left branch for 1.3
miles uphill to
Grand View Point
(7586ft).
The second hill boasts the best views of Mt Moran, as well as Two Ocean and Emma
Matilda Lakes. Return to the main lake trail via the same route.
From the lake junction take a right turn and continue around Two Ocean Lake. Some-
times the trail follows the lakeshore and sometimes it's through conifer forest and open
meadow. It's about an hour to the trailhead.
TETON NAMES
Impressions are everything… French Canadian fur trappers named the three Tetons - South, Middle and Grand -
'les Trois Tetons' (the three breasts), most likely in a lonely moment of Western wandering and reflection. Trap-
per Osborne Russell claimed their Shoshone moniker was 'Hoary Headed Fathers.' Teewinot means 'Many Pin-
nacles' in Shoshone - it now describes the range as well as Teewinot Mountain. The Snake River gets its name
from the local Shoshone, or Snake, Native American tribe, though the name Snake was mistakenly given to the
Shoshone when the weaving sign for the Shoshone (who called themselves the people of the woven grass huts)
was confused with the sign for a snake.
Central Tetons
There's something for everyone here: lakes, waterfalls, glaciers, canyons and viewpoints.
Leigh & Bearpaw Lakes
Duration
3½ hours
Distance
7.4 miles
Difficulty
Easy-moderate
Elevation Change
Negligible
Start/Finish
Leigh Lake Trailhead (
Click here
)
