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From outside the Park, the Teton Crest Trail can be accessed via the Phillips Pass Trail, [5] one of several routes through adjacent National Forest lands. Continuing from the south, it is a 32-mile (51 km) trek to String Lake, passing in and out of Caribou-Targhee National Forest twice, traversing the Death Canyon Shelf and several high passes ...
There are two camping zones within Paintbrush Canyon and one designated campsite at Holly Lake which are available with a permit. [4] There is a popular loop trail which includes the Paintbrush Canyon Trail, Lake Solitude Trail and Cascade Canyon Trail which spans a distance of 19 mi (31 km) and has a total elevation gain of 4,900 ft (1,500 m ...
The trail, going from west to east, travels through the Boardman River valley and follows the Au Sable River for about 50 miles (80 km). The trail was developed by trail riders in 1962 and travels through mixed hardwood and conifer forests. Public campgrounds are located throughout the route. Michigan has many other important and scenic trails.
Near Phelps Lake Overlook, the Death Canyon Trail heads west and is flanked by Albright Peak to the north and Prospectors Mountain to the south. After over 2 mi (3.2 km), the canyon widens and is intercepted by the Alaska Basin Trail. The Death Canyon Trail continues west then southwest, climbing steadily to Fox Creek Pass. The camping zone in ...
M-29 is a state trunkline highway in the US state of Michigan that runs in a south–north direction from Chesterfield Township to Marysville. It generally runs along the shore of Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River. The M-29 designation has been used twice in Michigan starting in 1919.
It is located at the entrance to Death Canyon in the southern section of the park. A number of hiking trails can be found near the lake, the most popular being a 1.8 mile (2.9 km) roundtrip hike to the Phelps Lake overlook. [7] The lake lies at an elevation of 6,633 ft (2,022 m), and is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) and .75 mi (1.21 km) wide.
M-55 passes over the US 127 freeway and enters Houghton Lake Heights. There the highway runs southeasterly along the shores of Houghton Lake into downtown Houghton Lake. M-18 briefly joins M-55 through Prudenville on the east side of the lake, and M-55 follows West Branch Road as it continues east toward Interstate 75 (I-75). [2] [3]
At the base of the canyon is Phelps Lake which was created by glacial activity. The Death Canyon Trail extends the length of the canyon to Fox Creek Pass, at which point the Death Canyon Shelf, a relative narrow and level plateau, can be traversed. [4] The canyon has many Whitebark Pine stands, particularly near the tree line.