Junction Bluffs
Junction Bluffs is a cliff in California, at a recorded elevation of 2,250 m. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Point, a peak 2.4 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2250 m
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 26 mi
- Lembert Dome · 27 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 28 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lion Point: 2.4 mi
- Pumice Butte: 3.4 mi
- Pincushion Peak: 4.1 mi
- Junction Butte: 4.4 mi
- Granite Stairway: 4.4 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 5.6 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 8.2 mi
- Pumphouse: 8.2 mi
- Bunkhouses: 8.2 mi
- Assay Office: 8.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.2 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.3 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 6.5 mi
- Iodone Springs: 15.2 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
- Minarets Falls: 7.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 8.0 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 5.3 mi
- free natural hot pool: 6.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 9.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 10.9 mi
- Community Center Park: 11.1 mi
- Trails End Park: 11.8 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 17.2 mi
- The Buttresses: 5.8 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 13.3 mi
- The Wave: 21.0 mi
- The Alcove: 21.0 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 9.2 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 13.6 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Devils Postpile: 6.7 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 15.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 17.6 mi
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns: 22.3 mi
- Arch Rock: 10.7 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 11.1 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- June Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Junction Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | NNW 337° | 4,007 m | 11.8 mi |
| Banner Peak | NNW 339° | 3,940 m | 12.2 mi |
| Bloody Mountain | E 80° | 3,825 m | 11.6 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | NNW 341° | 3,738 m | 9.5 mi |
| Michael Minaret | NNW 339° | 3,736 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ken Minaret | NNW 340° | 3,730 m | 9.3 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | NNW 339° | 3,730 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rice Minaret | NNW 339° | 3,730 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 29 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 63 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mammoth Lakes RS, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798363
Day trips start here
- Sierra Nevada · 28 mi
- Yosemite National Park · 28 mi
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