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Rendezvous Mountain () is a large mountain 
massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
located in the southern Teton Range
The Teton Range is a mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It extends for approximately in a north–south direction through the U.S. state of Wyoming, east of the Idaho state line. It is south of Yellowstone National Park, ...
in the U.S. state
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of Wyoming
Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...
. The highest point on Rendezvous Mountain is Rendezvous Peak (). The western and northern flanks of the mountain are 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 ...
, while much of the remainder of the massif is in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
The mountain massif extends for a distance of between Granite Canyon to the north and Phillips Canyon to the south. Though there are numerous summits above , the one that is most commonly visited is the North Peak, where the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort aerial tram
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provides access to the summit for ski
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ers in the winter and sightseers and hikers in the summer. The hike down the Rendezvous Mountain Trail to the Granite Canyon Trail has a descent of over .
Cited references
{{Authority control Mountains of Grand Teton National Park Mountains of Wyoming Mountains of Teton County, Wyoming