Lake Solitude is a lake located in Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park

Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...

, in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Wyoming

Wyoming

Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...

. The 0.5 mile (0.80467 km) in circumference natural lake is situated at the head of north Cascade Canyon

Cascade Canyon

Cascade Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago...

 and is a popular destination for hikers

Hiking

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 and backpackers

Backpacking (wilderness)

Backpacking combines the activities of hiking and camping for an overnight stay in backcountry wilderness...

. From the Cascade Canyon trailhead on the west shore of Jenny Lake

Jenny Lake

Jenny Lake is located in Grand Teton National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The lake was formed approximately 12,000 years ago by glaciers pushing rock debris which carved Cascade Canyon during the last glacial maximum, forming a terminal moraine which now impounds the lake. The lake is...

, the lake is a distance of 7.2 miles (11.6 km) and there is an altitude gain of 2252 feet (686.4 m). An alternate route to the lake from the north begins at String Lake and steeply climbs through Paintbrush Canyon

Paintbrush Canyon

Paintbrush Canyon is located in Grand Teton National Park, in the U. S. state of Wyoming. The canyon was formed by glaciers which retreated at the end of the last glacial maximum approximately 15,000 years ago. The canyon lies between Rockchuck Peak and Mount Saint John to the south and Mount...

to Paintbrush Divide and then descends to Lake Solitude after a 11.5 miles (18.5 km) hike with an altitude increase of 3500 feet (1,066.8 m) to the divide.