Murie Ranch Historic District, Grand Teton National Park

Name: Murie Ranch Historic District
Address: 1 Murie Ranch Rd, Grand Teton National Park, United States

#115 among attractions in Grand Teton National Park

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Murie Ranch Historic District, Grand Teton National Park

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The Murie Ranch Historic District, also known as the STS Dude Ranch and Stella Woodbury Summer Home is an inholding in Grand Teton National Park near Moose, Wyoming. The district is chiefly significant for its association with the conservationists Olaus Murie, his wife Margaret Murie and scientist Adolph Murie and his wife Louise. Olaus and Adolph Murie were influential in the establishment of an ecological approach to wildlife management, while Mardy Murie was influential because of her huge conservation victories such as passing the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 and being awarded with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for her lifetime works in conservation. Olaus Murie was a prominent early field biologist in the U.S. Biological Survey and subsequent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service before retiring and becoming the president of the Wilderness Society, He was a prominent advocate for the preservation of wild lands in America. ()

Built: 1951 (73 years ago)Coordinates: 43°39'2"N, 110°43'37"W

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1 Murie Ranch RdGrand Teton National Park United States

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Murie Ranch Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Death Canyon Trail, Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, Chapel of the Transfiguration, Bradley Lake.

4.2 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Death Canyon Trail, Grand Teton National Park
108 min walk • The Death Canyon Trail is a 10.5 mi long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail begins west of the White Grass Ranger Station Historic District and ends at Fox Creek Pass where it intercepts the Teton Crest Trail.
0.5 miNE
Visitor center, Tourist information, Museum
Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, Grand Teton National Park
13 min walk • The Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The visitor center is open from early spring until the fall.
0.9 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Chapel of the Transfiguration, Grand Teton National Park
23 min walk • The Chapel of the Transfiguration is a small log chapel in Grand Teton National Park, in the community of Moose. The chapel was sited and built to frame a view of the Cathedral Group of peaks in a large window behind the altar.
4.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bradley Lake, Grand Teton National Park
118 min walk • Bradley Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The glacially formed lake is located near the terminus of Garnet Canyon.
4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Taggart Lake, Grand Teton National Park
102 min walk • Taggart Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the terminus of Avalanche Canyon.
3.7 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Taggart Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park
95 min walk • The Taggart Lake Trail is a 3-mile long round-trip hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trail is accessed from the Taggart Lake trailhead and provides access to Taggart Lake, with views of the lake and the Teton Range.
6.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Lake, National park
Amphitheater Lake, Grand Teton National Park
156 min walk • Amphitheater Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. Amphitheater Lake is only.20 miles west of Surprise Lake and can be accessed via a strenuous climb of just under 10 miles round trip from the Lupine Meadows trailhead.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Butte
Blacktail Butte, Grand Teton National Park
52 min walk • Blacktail Butte is a butte mountain landform rising from Jackson Hole valley in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Blacktail Butte was originally named Upper Gros Ventre Butte in an early historical survey conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey.
3.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Phelps Lake, Grand Teton National Park
89 min walk • Phelps Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The natural lake is located at the entrance to Death Canyon in the southern section of the park.
4.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Albright Peak, Grand Teton National Park
117 min walk • Albright Peak is located in the Teton Range, Grand Teton National Park, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Albright Peak is the only mountain peak named for Horace M. Albright, the second director of the National Park Service. The peak is.8 mi SSE of Static Peak and towers to the northwest over Phelps Lake.
6.2 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Garnet Canyon Trail, Grand Teton National Park
159 min walk • The Garnet Canyon Trail is a 4.8-mile long hiking trail in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The trailhead is at the Lupine Meadows parking area and climbs steeply more than 2,500 feet in just under 5 miles into Garnet Canyon.

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Which popular attractions are close to Murie Ranch Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center, Grand Teton National Park (13 min walk), Chapel of the Transfiguration, Grand Teton National Park (23 min walk).