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Bridger–Teton National Forest

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61% trees around it and 344 species recorded.

76Forestyas Score

ForestNational forestMountain forestBirds

  • trees within 3 km61%
  • wild within 10 km96%
  • species recorded344
  • Altitude2,325 m

The forest around

61% trees.

Read like the rings of a cut trunk: from the centre out, the land within 1, 3, 6 and 10 km, coloured by what covers it.

Trees 60%Grassland 40%Trees 62%Grassland 38%Trees 53%Grassland 42%Water 1%Bare ground 2%Cropland 1%Built-up 2%Trees 47%Grassland 42%Moss and lichen 2%Water 1%Bare ground 2%Cropland 4%Built-up 2%61%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km60%
  • 1–3 km62%
  • 3–6 km53%
  • 6–10 km47%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees62%
  • Grassland38%
  • Moss and lichen0%
  • Water0%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland0%
  • Built-up0%

ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m, from Sentinel satellites), sampled every 120 m. A clearing, a road or a lake counts as what it is.

Who lives here

344 species recorded.

The plants, fungi, birds and mammals people have recorded here most often.

Spotted fritillary
Spotted fritillaryFritillaria atropurpurea33 recordsC. Webber · Public domain
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Pulsatilla nuttallianaPulsatilla nuttalliana31 recordsMary Krieger, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Yellowbells
YellowbellsFritillaria pudica24 recordsMatt Lavin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Arrowleaf BalsamrootWyethia sagittata22 recordsMatthew P. Del Buono · CC BY-SA 3.0
Barberry
BarberryMahonia repens22 recordsStephen Lea · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pennycress
PennycressThlaspi arvense19 recordsUnknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hairy clematis
Hairy clematisClematis hirsutissima18 recordsJW Stockert · Public domain
Treacle-berry
Treacle-berryMaianthemum racemosum16 recordsWalter Siegmund · CC BY-SA 3.0
Quaking aspen
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides15 recordsScott Catron · CC BY 2.5
Old man's whiskers
Old man's whiskersGeum triflorum14 recordsWalter Siegmund · CC BY-SA 3.0
Douglas-fir
Douglas-firPseudotsuga menziesii10 recordsWalter Siegmund · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chokecherry
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana10 recordsNadiatalent · Public domain

Open records within 5 km (GBIF, licensed for any use). Busy places are better recorded than remote ones.

In numbers

The forest, measured.

76out of 100

Our own rating, from open data only: tree cover (40 points), wildness (20), species recorded (30) and protection or heritage (10).

  • 61%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 96%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 344Speciesrecorded more than once within 5 km
  • 2,325 mAltitudeabove the sea

When to walk

Best for walking in June and in September.

How good each month is for a walk: mild days and little rain make the bar taller.

  1. Jan-6°-17°69 mm
  2. Feb-5°-16°62 mm
  3. Mar-1°-11°60 mm
  4. Apr4°-6°63 mm
  5. May11°-1°63 mm
  6. Jun18°3°50 mm
  7. Jul24°8°24 mm
  8. Aug23°7°31 mm
  9. Sep17°2°46 mm
  10. Oct8°-4°54 mm
  11. Nov0°-10°61 mm
  12. Dec-6°-16°73 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Bridger–Teton National Forest.

Protected area in western Wyoming, United States

Bridger–Teton National Forest is a national forest in United States, 2,325 m above the sea.

Seen from space, 61% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 96% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

344 species have been recorded around it: 126 plants, 5 fungi, 208 birds and 5 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Spotted fritillary, Pulsatilla nuttalliana and Yellowbells.

The best time to walk is in June and in September.

Bridger-Teton NF HQ WY1
Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0

Get there and walk

  • Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site
  • The Virginian RV Parkcampsite · 6.3 km · 3 within 10 km
  • Grand View Lodgeplace to stay · 5.3 km · 64 within 10 km
  • Rafter J Ranchnearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
  • Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 20 km in a straight lineCar hire at JAC airport (Jackson)Discover Cars · sponsored link

Plan the visit

A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.

Car hire at JAC airport (Jackson)Discover CarsSee prices 

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From above

The forest and its surroundings.

The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the trails, notable trees, picnic sites and huts that OpenStreetMap shows.

Bridger–Teton National Forest seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Seen from above: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6 × 6 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around, in OpenStreetMap

  • 1shelters and huts within 6 km
  • 1visitor centres within 6 km
  • 3campsites within 10 kmThe Virginian RV Park, Curtis Canyon Campground, Fireside RV Park
  • 64places to stay within 10 kmGrand View Lodge, Hitching Post Lodge, Quality Inn & Suites 49'er and 61 more
  • marked trails within 5 km
  • named and notable trees within 6 km
  • picnic sites within 4 km
  • viewpoints within 5 km
  • car parks within 3 km
  • restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

In our other atlases

Around Bridger–Teton National Forest.

The mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and canyons around this forest, the viewpoints above it, the birds and the night sky, in the family's atlases.

Peakyas33 mountains within 25 km
Mount Glory3,058 m · 20 kmSheep Mountain3,426 m · 21 kmRendezvous Peak3,331 m · 21 kmRendezvous Mountain3,185 m · 22 kmBlacktail Butte2,343 m · 23 kmMud Peak24 kmMount Hunt Divide2,956 m · 24 kmMount Hunt3,287 m · 25 km
Darkskyas3 dark-sky places within 30 km
Granite CanyonBortle 2 · 22 kmOpen CanyonBortle 2 · 23 kmDeath CanyonBortle 2 · 26 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

2017-07-27-FS-Bridger-Teton NF-CP-ET5A1869 (36182725911)
Intermountain Forest Service, USDA Region 4 Photography · Public domain
2017-08-29-FS-Bridger-Teton NF-CP-ET5A4819 (36964216345)
Intermountain Region US Forest Service · Public domain
2017-08-29-FS-Bridger-Teton NF-CP-ET5A4827 (36793239882)
Intermountain Region US Forest Service · Public domain

Other forests nearby.

Bridger–Teton National Forest

United States

  • 76Forestyas Score
  • 61%Trees
  • 96%Wild
  • 344Species

Shoshone National Forest

United States · 145 km

  • 64Forestyas Score
  • 39%Trees
  • 100%Wild
  • 180Species

See the guide

Caribou–Targhee National Forest

United States · 98 km

  • 39Forestyas Score
  • 10%Trees
  • 76%Wild
  • 104Species

See the guide

Custer National Forest

United States · 215 km

  • 69Forestyas Score
  • 56%Trees
  • 100%Wild
  • 96Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q913792) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species57,578 open records within 5 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only)
See these recordsgbif.org
Names and photosWikidata (CC0); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
AltitudeCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Temperature and rainNASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2)
What is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Sister atlasesPeakyas, Darkskyas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

The family

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