Junction Butte
Junction Butte rises to 2,005 m in California. Mount Ritter stands 4,007 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cattle Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
Mountain in California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040368, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,005 m
How to reach it
- 24.5 mi off the Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Disappearing Meadows · 24 mi
- View on Tenaya Lake · 25 mi
- Lembert Dome · 26 mi
- Tioga Lake Overlook Info Site · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cattle Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Green Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Lion Point: 4.6 mi
- Balloon Dome: 4.8 mi
- Piyau Dome: 5.0 mi
- Granite Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Lower Rainbow Falls: 7.4 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 7.9 mi
- Minarets Falls: 9.6 mi
- Twin Falls: 11.7 mi
- Heitz Meadow Guard Station: 5.8 mi
- Chetwood Cabin: 5.9 mi
- Mahan Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Assay Office: 12.2 mi
- Bunkhouses: 12.2 mi
- Junction Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- The Buttresses: 8.3 mi
- Vermilion Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Sevehah Cliff: 17.7 mi
- Bunnell Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Reds Meadow Hot Springs: 9.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.6 mi
- Iodone Springs: 17.3 mi
- Old Pedro: 17.3 mi
- Reed Pools: 17.3 mi
- Minaret Vista Picnic: 11.5 mi
- Mono Creek Picnic Site: 16.2 mi
- Mile High Vista Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Gull Lake Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Aerie Crag Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Valentine Reserve Ecological Study Area: 12.9 mi
- Community Center Park: 14.4 mi
- Mammoth Creek Park West: 14.6 mi
- Trails End Park: 15.5 mi
- Gull Lake Park: 18.3 mi
- Devils Postpile: 9.0 mi
- Mono Hot Springs Resort: 17.1 mi
- Perched Boulder: 18.8 mi
- Bull Buck Tree: 22.0 mi
- Grizzly Giant: 22.2 mi
- free natural hot pool: 9.1 mi
- Iva Bell Hot Springs: 9.5 mi
- Hot Creek Geological Site: 22.1 mi
- Little Creek Hot Springs: 22.3 mi
- Shepherd Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- Mammoth Museum: 14.7 mi
- Mariposa Grove Museum: 22.1 mi
- Nature Center at Happy Isles: 24.2 mi
- Whisky Snowmobile Area: 21.6 mi
- Nelder Grove Historical Area: 22.6 mi
- Kinsman Flat Wildlife Area: 24.1 mi
- Arch Rock: 7.4 mi
- Crestview Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- June Lake Beach: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Junction Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ritter | N 359° | 4,007 m | 11.0 mi |
| Banner Peak | N 1° | 3,940 m | 11.5 mi |
| Clyde Minaret | N 8° | 3,738 m | 9.1 mi |
| Michael Minaret | N 6° | 3,736 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ken Minaret | N 8° | 3,730 m | 8.9 mi |
| Eichorn Minaret | N 6° | 3,730 m | 9.1 mi |
| Rice Minaret | N 6° | 3,730 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bedayan Minaret | N 6° | 3,690 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:43 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 16:02 | 16:43 |
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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358798365
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- Yosemite National Park · 24 mi
- Sierra Nevada · 25 mi
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