Sepulcher Mountain Trail

Yellowstone National Park

strenuous

Length: 7.57 mi

Est. time: 3h 54m

Gain: 2,181 ft

Loss: 3,467 ft

Max elev: 9,619 ft

NetworkTrail class 1Earthhike

Elevation profile

+2,181 ft gain · −3,467 ft loss — an estimate from a DEM.

Trailhead & logistics

Albright Visitor Center (VisitorCenter)

What to know

Sepulcher Mountain Trail

⏱ This is an 11-mile (17.6-kilometer) loop trail that begins and ends at the same trailhead.

🗓 summer, fall

Build a loop

stitched loop

Sepulcher Mountain Trail + Sportsman Lake Trail

26.7 mi · +5,962 ft · ~12.3 hr (est.)

Connects to:

Sportsman Lake Trail Clagett Butte Trail Mammoth Terraces Trail Snow Pass Trail Howard Eaton Trail: Mammoth-Golden Gate Beaver Ponds Trail Fawn Pass Trail

Connect the dots

Learn:

A Bear's Menu Atomic Elements and Archeology: Tracing Ancient Resource Access and Trade Routes Using XRF Dueling Mandates: Preservation and Use of National Parks Hard Core Rock How Geysers Erupt Imaginary Yellowstone Road Trip

Journeys:

Thomas Moran Horace M. Albright Philetus W. Norris William Henry Jackson Ferdinand Hayden

Plan smart, verify on site

Length, elevation, and difficulty are estimates derived from open data (NPS Public Trails GIS, high confidence) — not a safety guarantee. Conditions change; check current closures, weather, and water, and carry the essentials. Always defer to NPS.gov and park rangers.

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