Salt River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest,
Wyoming
The Salt River Range in the Grey's River Canyon
during an autumn rainstorm. © Ralph Maughan
Salt River Range, Bridger-Teton National Forest,
Wyoming
The Salt River Range in the Grey's River Canyon
during an autumn rainstorm. © Ralph Maughan
The Salt River Range is the lengthy continuation of the Idaho's Snake River Range. The different names are a distinction with no meaning.
The name "Salt River" is generally given to the range from the Grand Canyon of the Snake River on the north near Alpine, Wyoming to where it merges with the Wyoming on the south to become the Commissary Ridge.
The Salt Rivers are a high, scenic range composed of soft sedimentary deposits. There are several peaks over 11,000 feet elevation. The range would be much celebrated were it not for the even more impressive Tetons, Gros Ventre, and Wind Rivers nearby.
The range has a large backcountry area with many trails, mostly poorly-maintained due a meager Forest Service budget.