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Jumpoff Joe Bluff

Jumpoff Joe Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Jumpoff Joe Bluff is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 921 m. Gillette Mountain stands 1,757 m to the north-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Roundtop, a peak 0.9 miles away. JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT passes 7.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
921 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.64213, -117.77331

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Little Roundtop: 0.9 mi
  • Irish Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Old Douglas: 3.5 mi
  • Gillette Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Coonrad Hill: 4.3 mi
Parks: 17
  • Fort Colville Historical Monument: 6.8 mi
  • Vaagen Field: 8.4 mi
  • Angus McDonald Park: 8.7 mi
  • Black Lake Public Access: 9.1 mi
  • Heritage Court: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Marble Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Douglas Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Crystal Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Trilbey Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Upper Meyers Falls: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Mining: 8.8 mi
  • Hixson Castles: 8.8 mi
  • Arden Old-Timer’s Rodeo Grounds: 13.5 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Ski Point Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
  • Log Flume Heritage Site: 21.1 mi
  • Camp Growden Heritage Site: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Jumpoff Joe Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gillette MountainNNW 329°1,757 m3.7 mi
Old Dominion MountainSSE 165°1,753 m4.4 mi
Olson PeakSE 135°1,710 m14.9 mi
Scrabbler MountainSE 134°1,693 m14.1 mi
Green MountainN 356°1,662 m5.0 mi
Huckleberry MountainNE 52°1,658 m13.4 mi
Mount RogersN 3°1,657 m5.8 mi
Blacktail ButteENE 65°1,651 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2319:04
June solstice04:4920:0820:58
September equinox06:3818:0918:51
December solstice07:4215:0315:58

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293341495863717061483629
Precip in2.21.51.91.51.92.10.80.70.71.52.22.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356545367

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