Skip to content

Jumpoff Joe

Jumpoff Joe, seen from above at true elevation

Jumpoff Joe is a cliff in Washington, at a recorded elevation of 1,359 m. Mount Misery stands 1,941 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Butte, a peak 2.2 miles away. JCT SR 124 VIC TRI CITIES TO 24 MILES WEST OF SR 129 VIC CLARKSTON passes 14 miles off. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates46.26959, -117.63380

133 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 52
  • Pole Manger Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Tamarack Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Buck Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Teal Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Red Fir Spring: 6.7 mi
Peaks: 47
  • Huckleberry Butte: 2.2 mi
  • Bear Wallow: 4.1 mi
  • Maloney Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Goat Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Lost Point: 6.4 mi
Parks: 9
  • Pee Wee Park: 14.0 mi
  • Pomeroy City Park: 14.1 mi
  • Shepherd Fields: 14.1 mi
  • Oasis Park: 14.2 mi
  • Caboose Park: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Museums: 4
  • Garfield County Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum: 14.5 mi
  • Local Native American and geological information: 23.0 mi
  • Bruce Memorial Museum: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Columbia County Fair Grounds: 17.5 mi
  • Waitsburg Fairgrounds: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Sheep Falls: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Wenaha Gallery: 16.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jumpoff Joe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount MiserySSE 151°1,941 m11.6 mi
Diamond PeakSSE 157°1,935 m11.6 mi
Oregon ButteSSW 191°1,929 m11.2 mi
West ButteSSW 195°1,909 m11.1 mi
Table RockSW 219°1,904 m21.2 mi
Milk ShakesSW 217°1,847.7 m23.8 mi
Wenaha PeakSW 217°1,820 m20.6 mi
Round ButteSSW 208°1,799.5 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2419:03
June solstice04:5920:0020:47
September equinox06:3818:1018:50
December solstice07:3115:1716:08

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343642485662696960494033
Precip in2.01.62.11.71.61.10.50.50.61.32.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomeroy, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/356540372

More cliffs in Washington

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Jumpoff Joe.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens