Coyote Lake | |
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Location | Grand Teton National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, US |
Coordinates | 43°38′22″N 110°52′14″W / 43.63944°N 110.87056°W[1] |
Lake type | Glacial Lake |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. length | 200 yd (180 m) |
Max. width | 150 yd (140 m) |
Surface elevation | 10,201 ft (3,109 m)[2] |
Coyote Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming.[2] Situated .70 miles (1.13 km) north-northwest of Mount Hunt.
Coyote Lake lies in a cirque nearly surrounded by several unnamed peaks each nearly 11,000 feet (3,400 m) above sea level.[2] Coyote Lake sits in a cirque at the head of Open Canyon and can be reached from the Open Canyon Trail but requires off trail navigation to access.[3][4] The lake is located at the head of the south fork on the Open Canyon trail.[5]
In 1927 The Pinehole Roundup printed an article titled, "Two Weeks in the Rockies With a Forest Ranger by C.H. McDonald. In the article Coyote Lake was described as "Mud Lake". The writer detailed a story about their horse becoming stuck in the lake mud and struggling to free itself.[6]