The Alaska Basin Trail is a long hiking trail in

Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately , the park includes the major peaks of the Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. G ...

and Bridger-Teton National Forest in the

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. The trail begins at a junction on the

Death Canyon Trail The Death Canyon Trail is a long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Route The trail begins west of the White Grass Ranger Station Historic District and ends at Fox Creek Pass where it intercepts the Teton C ...

near the Death Canyon Barn and climbs steeply to

Static Peak Divide Static Peak Divide is a pedestrian mountain pass located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The pass is situated at above sea level and is the high point along the Alaska Basin Trail which is accessed fr ...

. From the divide, the trail soon splits with a western branch descending into Alaska Basin and the eastern trail (also known as the Alaska Basin Shelf Trail) continuing north to junction with the

Teton Crest Trail The Teton Crest Trail is a long hiking trail in the U.S. state of Wyoming that extends from Phillips Pass, on the border of Bridger Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forests, to String Lake in Grand Teton National Park. ''Backpacker Magazine ...

. There are no camping zones on the trail within Grand Teton National Park, however in National Forest lands within Alaska Basin, camping is permitted anywhere more than away from lakes, though no open fires are allowed. The Alaska Basin Trail is oftentimes used by climbers attempting to make ascents of Buck Mountain and Veiled Peak. Static Peak Divide Trail B

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Hiking trails of Grand Teton National Park {{wyoming-geo-stub

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