Click here for the georeferenced trail map (red line). Coordinates: 44.9229954°N, -110.0921326°W Ice will build up on the canyon walls and canyon floor during winter and stay on the canyon walls well into the summer months and on the canyon floor most of the year. Ice Box Canyon is displayed on the Abiathar Peak USGS quad topo map. If you have visited Ice Box Canyon before, please tell us about it with a comment below. In the meadows downstream of Ice Box Canyon, they average 12-18 inches and occasionally break 22.

Above Ice Box Canyon, they average 8-14 inches but reach 20. Ice Box Canyon is a canyon on Soda Butte Creek and Amphitheater Creek in Yellowstone National Park, WY. Trout Lake is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ice Box Canyon. March – 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Phone: +1 (702) 515-5379, https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/wp-content/uploads/red-rock-canyon-las-vegas.png, https://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Ice-Box-Canyon-WB-3.jpg, Hikes & Trails - Round-Trip Distances & Times. Trout Lake, formerly known as Fish Lake and Soda Butte Lake, is a 12 acres popular backcountry lake for hikers and anglers in Yellowstone National Park. One of the places I explored was Yellowstone’s version of the Grand Canyon.

Anyone who is interested in visiting Ice Box Canyon can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above. Lower Yellowstone Falls was an impressive sight with snow melt in full swing. The trail takes you through a cool, shady box canyon with seasonal waterfalls (December-April) in the heart of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Soda Butte Creek flows through this deep ravine that is mostly shaded and has very little sun exposure. The narrow canyon rarely sees sunlight, and the cool water and air pouring down from the mountains keep it significantly cooler than the open desert. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas. The Visitor Center is open daily from 8:00 AM – 4:30 pm. Oct – 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Red Rock Canyon PLEASE VISIT THIS PAGE FOR CURRENT OPERATING HOURS & FACILITIES. Icebox Canyon lived up to it’s name.

The narrow canyon rarely sees sunlight, and the cool water and air pouring down from the mountains keep it significantly cooler than the open desert. The Ice Box Canyon Trail leads into one of the deep, narrow canyons that cut into the Red Rocks cliffs, climbing about 500 ft in 1.1 miles to a series of waterfalls. Phone: +1 (702) 515-5367, Elements Gift & Book Store Yellowstone cutthroat: Cutthroats are the dominant and really only fish in Soda Butte nowadays. Ice Box Canyon is displayed on the Abiathar Peak USGS quad topo map. Phone: +1 (702) 515-5350, Programs & Guided Hikes At the Northeast Entrance, the road exits Yellowstone and enters the tiny blink-and-you-miss-it villages of Silver Gate and Cooke City.

Feature Type: Valley. In the rough sections from Ice Box down, they average 6-8 inches as these are nursery areas. © 2018 Yellowstone Explored                                      Disclaimer.

There is no official path to Icebox Canyon, but it can be accessed from a few pull-offs on the south side of the main road and a short hike to the canyon edge. General Information & Questions Detailed information and photos of the Icebox Canyon in Yellowstone National Park. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain. USGS Topo Map Quad: Abiathar Peak There is no official path to Icebox Canyon, but it can be accessed from a few pull-offs on the south side of the main road and a short hike to the canyon edge. The trail takes you through a cool, shady box canyon with seasonal waterfalls (December-April) in the heart of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Apr – Sep – 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM The latitude and longitude coordinates of Ice Box Canyon are 44.9229954, -110.0921326 and the approximate elevation is 6,896 feet (2,102 meters) above sea level. The hike is delightful, but the trail and canyon bottom are rocky, so it is slow going and moderately strenuous. Southern Nevada Conservancy, a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Las Vegas, NV, serves Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area under a formal agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in many ways, including interpretive programming, fee-station management, retail operations, and this website. Frozen waterfalls. Copyright © Locality, LLC | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | About.

Approx. Elevation: 6,896 feet (2,102 meters) https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/nevada/ice-box-canyon-trail Distance 2.2 miles; Average time: 2 hrs; Difficulty: STRENUOUS.

But you will have to cross the open desert to get there and scramble on boulders & loose rocks within the wash to get to the end of the canyon. Hard to capture the colors at Artist Point in this light. The Scenic Drive is open every day of the year with hours changing slightly according to the season: Nov – Feb – 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM After Pebble Creek, the road climbs into narrow Ice Box Canyon, flanked by frozen waterfalls in winter and early spring. Upper Yellowstone Falls. Ice Box Canyon is in the Valleys category for Park County in the state of Wyoming. Anyone who is interested in visiting Ice Box Canyon can print the free topographic map and street map using the link above.