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Bunsen Peak Trail is a 4.4-mile moderately difficult out-and-back trail that features a number of steep switchbacks. The upper part of the trail is rocky and steep with plenty of scree. It gains 1,282 feet in elevation, so be prepared to climb.
The views are fantastic all along the way, but once you reach the top the views are spectacular.
You can see Gardners Hole, Electric Peak, the Gallatin Range, Swan Lake, and a number of other smaller lakes.
In the summer the trail is surrounded by wild raspberries and wildflowers.
The trailhead can be found on US-89, about 4.8 miles in the direction towards Norris Junction, on the left side as you come out of Golden Gate Canyon.
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