Scenic pullout · Grand Teton National Park
A quick pause to find Sheep Mountain’s reclining profile.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Grand Teton Tour Guide
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Grand Teton National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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Sleeping Indian Turnout: Sheep Mountain’s Profile“Sleeping Indian Turnout is coming up, a quick place to pick out Sheep Mountain's reclining profile across the valley.”
Plays as you drive up to Sleeping Indian Turnout in the Parkwolf Grand Teton Tour Guide.
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“…We have been driving around with the audio tour and it has been informational and spot on. The whole family has been impressed. We used it for Yellowstone and Grand Teton.”
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Sleeping Indian Turnout is a roadside viewpoint on US 89/26/191, with sweeping views toward both the Teton and Gros Ventre ranges. Its focal point is Sheep Mountain’s long ridge, which gives the mountain its reclining profile. It’s a low-effort pause for the view, separate from the strenuous hikes that climb Sheep Mountain itself. Wheelchair accessibility is listed, though details about the route and surface are limited.
The mountain is easiest to read as a reclining figure from the valley: the long east-facing ridge suggests a body, while steeper limestone cliffs farther south form crossed arms, with a notch suggesting the neck and chin. The shape is subtle from some angles, so give your eyes a moment and use a little phone zoom if it isn’t clear. A frame with the tawny foreground places the ridge in the wider valley; tighter framing brings out the silhouette.
This scenic stop has a sobering story close at hand. In 1925, a landslide from the north end of Sheep Mountain dammed the Gros Ventre River and created Lower Slide Lake. The natural dam partly failed in 1927; the resulting flood killed six people in Kelly and left water three feet deep in Wilson. The lake and valley are part of the mountain’s story, not just the view from here.
Wildlife
172 sightingsGrizzly BearMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
195 sightingsBrown BearMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
32 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
1,816 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
614 sightingsBisonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
738 sightingsElkMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Grand Teton. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Keep exploring
EasyMurie Ranch Trail1.1 mi · 45 min · 2.7 mi awayA flat, wooded walk to a landmark of conservation history.
ModeratePhelps Lake Loop Trail6.4 mi · 4 hr · 2.7 mi awayA lake circuit with rocky shores, mountain views and a beach break.
EasyLake Creek-Woodland Trail Loop3 mi · 2 hr · 2.7 mi awayWooded loop to Phelps Lake with Death Canyon views.ModerateAspen Ridge-Boulder Ridge Loop6.2 mi · 4 hr · 2.7 mi awayAspen groves, glacial boulders, and a south-shore look into Death Canyon.
EasyMenor's Ferry Trail0.4 mi · 45 min · 3.2 mi awayA riverside loop visits a replica of Jackson Hole’s historic ferry.
ChallengingBlacktail Butte Peak Trail6.1 mi · 4 hr · 3.5 mi awayA steep climb earns a broad Teton view from an open ridge.
ChallengingMarion Lake via Granite Canyon18.8 mi · 12 hr · 3.6 mi awayA full day up Granite Canyon to a high alpine lake.
ChallengingGranite Canyon - Fox Creek Pass - Death Canyon Loop24.2 mi · 16 hr · 3.6 mi awayTwo nights link Granite Canyon, Fox Creek Pass, and Death Canyon.
Scenic pullout · 1.4 mi awayAlbright View TurnoutA Teton pullout with a worthwhile Horace Albright story.Sight · 2.6 mi awayMurie RanchA ranch home where the Muries helped shape modern conservation.
Visitor center · 2.7 mi awayCraig Thomas Discovery & Visitor CenterStart with the map, stay for the mountain reveal inside.
Campground · 2.8 mi awayGros Ventre CampgroundA campground near Jackson, with the river a short walk away.
Visitor center · 2.8 mi awayLaurance S. Rockefeller Preserve CenterA sensory introduction to the preserve before the Phelps Lake walk.
Sight · 2.9 mi awayLake Creek OverlookA quick, accessible stop beside Lake Creek's small cascade.
Sight · 2.9 mi awaySawmill Ponds OverlookA spring-fed beaver pond with a 1920s sawmill story.
Sight · 3 mi awayMoose Landing Boat LaunchThe park’s main Snake River take-out and hand-launch.Parkwolf’s Grand Teton ranking
The audio tour guide for the drive, plus offline maps, trails, and wildlife heatmaps for when the signal drops.
