Devils Staircase Wyoming
Take the devil s stairs trail up the cliff side and continue on for about 1 mile.
Devils staircase wyoming. This is steepest and the most consuming part of the loop. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from july until september. Pick up the south teton canyon trail which runs adjacent to the south teton creek for the first 3 miles giving your dog plenty of opportunity to hydrate. The devil s staircase trail is reached from driggs idaho where roads head east back into wyoming and the trailhead for south teton canyon.
Devils tower also known as bear lodge butte is a butte possibly laccolithic composed of igneous rock in the bear lodge ranger district of the black hills near hulett and sundance in crook county northeastern wyoming above the belle fourche river it rises 1 267 feet 386 m above the belle fourche river standing 867 feet 265 m from summit to base. The tower is an astounding geologic feature that protrudes out of the prairie surrounding the black hills. The trails in this area are popular with the locals and busy on the weekends. The devil s staircase trail is reached from driggs idaho where roads head east back into wyoming and the trailhead for south teton canyon.
From the top of the stairs follow the devil s stairs trail towards death canyon shelf but turn down into sheep stairs to go back into the alaskan basin. Hundreds of parallel cracks make it one of the finest crack climbing areas in north america. The trails in this area are popular with the locals and busy on the weekends. Description from south teton trail 027 at approximately 2 7 miles in from the trailhead there is a split in the trails that heads to the right up the devil s staircase trail.
This wilderness is part of a rugged and largely inaccessible area of old growth forest in the oregon coast range. At the junction head right towards devils staircase. The devil s staircase wilderness is nestled in between the umpqua river and the smith river east of reedsport oregon. Alta wyoming 0 2 miles w teton canyon is the start of several great adventures including the alaska basin trail table rock devil s stairs and the teton crest.
It is considered sacred by northern plains indians and indigenous people. Reach driggs from jackson wy by traveling west over teton pass. Reach driggs from jackson wy by traveling west over teton pass.