Junction Peak
Junction Peak rises to 1,917 m in Idaho. Middle Sister Peak stands 2,104 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fortune Point, a peak 1.3 miles away. St. Joe River Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040386, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,917 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the St. Joe River Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fortune Point: 1.3 mi
- Spotwean Peak: 1.3 mi
- Peggy Peak: 1.6 mi
- Mosquito Peak: 1.9 mi
- Bathtub Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Bernier Point: 14.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.6 mi
- Clugs Jumpoff: 17.7 mi
- Orphan Point: 20.4 mi
- Saint Joe Wild and Scenic River: 8.1 mi
- Red Ives Spring: 10.9 mi
- Upper Landing Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Rambiker Falls: 20.8 mi
- Taft: 22.4 mi
- John Mullan Statue: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Junction Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sister Peak | NW 306° | 2,104 m | 8.1 mi |
| East Sister Peak | NW 308° | 2,090 m | 7.0 mi |
| West Sister Peak | NW 308° | 2,053 m | 9.1 mi |
| Snow Peak | SW 236° | 2,036 m | 6.7 mi |
| Simmons Peak | E 91° | 2,027 m | 10.3 mi |
| Surveyors Peak | SSE 169° | 1,984 m | 7.9 mi |
| Peggy Peak | SE 125° | 1,975 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pole Mountain | SSE 155° | 1,975 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:15 | 19:55 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:54 | 21:42 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:01 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 08:26 | 16:04 | 16:56 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 28 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 42 | 31 | 24 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haugan 1 W, 21 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 396723 — Junction Peak, Shoshone County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358662064
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