Junction Butte
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Junction Butte rises to 1,947 m in Utah. Lands End stands 2,171 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Shark's Fin, a peak 1.9 miles away. Indian Creek Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Junction Butte is a 6,400-foot-elevation (2,000-meter) summit located in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, in San Juan County, Utah. It is set about one mile south of the southern tip of Island in the Sky. A short hike to Grand View Point provides a view of Junction Butte. Access to this butte is via the four-wheel drive White Rim Road, which is another option to view Junction Butte. Topographic relief is significant as the top of this geological formation rises 1,400 feet above the road in less than one mile. Precipitation runoff from Junction Butte drains east into the nearby Colorado River, and west into nearby Green River. Junction Butte is situated north of the junction of these two major rivers.
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Wikidata Q49040372, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1947 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 20.2 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 12 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 15 mi
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 15 mi
- Meander Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shark's Fin: 1.9 mi
- Standing Rock: 2.2 mi
- Islet-in-the-Sky: 3.2 mi
- Turks Head: 5.8 mi
- Ekker Butte: 6.0 mi
- Magnus Arch: 6.8 mi
- Mesa Arch: 7.0 mi
- Washer Woman: 7.4 mi
- Big Spring Canyon Overlook: 8.1 mi
- Pothole Point: 8.7 mi
- Willow Seep: 7.8 mi
- Holeman Spring: 9.8 mi
- Alcove Spring: 10.0 mi
- Cabin Spring: 10.8 mi
- Salt Flat Spring: 10.8 mi
- Black Crack: 6.1 mi
- Black Crack: 6.1 mi
- Black Crack: 6.2 mi
- Cave Cliff: 7.2 mi
- White Rim: 7.3 mi
- False Kiva: 9.5 mi
- Tower Ruin: 14.1 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 14.2 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 14.4 mi
- Farmhouse Ruin: 19.3 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 15.0 mi
- Trigon Arch: 21.3 mi
- Window Arch: 23.3 mi
- Arch: 23.4 mi
- Lower Jump: 7.9 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 11.7 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 10.3 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Junction Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands End | SW 228° | 2,171 m | 18.9 mi |
| House Point | S 183° | 2,169 m | 18.5 mi |
| Lavender Point | SE 140° | 2,118 m | 19.0 mi |
| Gypsum Point | SSW 196° | 2,104 m | 20.9 mi |
| Observation Rock | W 260° | 2,044 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dugout Point | SE 125° | 2,038 m | 21.5 mi |
| The Hat | WSW 241° | 2,031 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bagpipe Butte | SW 235° | 2,008 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:22 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 36 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 73 | 79 | 76 | 67 | 54 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Needles, 10 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1429268 — Junction Butte, San Juan County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673335
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 10 mi
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