Shadow Mountain (FR 30340) in WY -- Camping Rules & Access

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Shadow Mountain (FR 30340) in WY

Road corridorBridger-Teton NF, Jackson Ranger District

16 mi from Moose Wilson Road

1.4 mi off US 26 (straight line)

Maps 6,772 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Bridger-Teton National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 5/1–11/30Stay limit: 5 days · within 30 days · applies only in Described Area A · applies May 1 to Labor Day · does not apply in developed campgrounds or within the Gros Ventre Wilderness; also 14 days · within 30 days · then move 5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 2.2 of this road’s 9.5 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, mostly gravel with 1 miles of dirt.
  • Estimated climb: 1,700 ft over 9.5 miles through 16 switchbacks, with sustained grades near 12% and pitches to 16%.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Grand Teton stands 6,989 ft above the map pin, 9.3 miles west.
  • Antelope Spring lies 1.2 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 25–53°F, 1.6″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.