To the west of the Great Divide the land is dominated by timbered ridges, mountain meadows, and grassy slopes with elevations from 7,500 feet to 9,675 feet. On Two Ocean Pass, the famous Two Ocean Creek splits to send water to both the Atlantic and the Pacific. You'll see evidence of the great fire from the summer of 1988 that burned here and in Yellowstone. But in general, this area is vast, spectacular, and relatively unspoiled. Teton Wilderness ranks among this nation's best wildlife areas.
Summer brings trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, ducks, geese, and grouse.
Grizzly bears and bison wander across meadows. Golden and bald eagles, hawks, coyotes, beavers, martens, bobcats, porcupines, otters, and mink live here year-round. Hunting season opens in fall for elk, mule deer, black bears, moose, antelope, and bighorn sheep. Hundreds of miles of streams and hundreds of lakes attract anglers. About half of the visitors to this area come expressly to hunt and fish.