Junction Peak
Junction Peak rises to 3,207 m in Idaho. Big Creek Peak stands 3,439 m to the southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sacajawea Historic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49040384, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,207 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
- 29.5 mi off the Peaks to Craters Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
42 named places within 25 miles
- Yellow Peak: 1.0 mi
- Rocky Peak: 2.2 mi
- Big Creek Peak: 3.6 mi
- Flatiron Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Sheephorn Peak: 4.7 mi
- Iron Creek Point: 9.5 mi
- Red Point: 23.4 mi
- Barney Hot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Pia Soko Patezopai’I: 23.5 mi
- Birch Creek Charcoal Kilns: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Junction Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Peak | SW 214° | 3,439 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bell Mountain | SE 142° | 3,431 m | 24.5 mi |
| Pavlos Peak | SW 231° | 3,386 m | 24.8 mi |
| Grouse Creek Mountain | WSW 243° | 3,379 m | 22.5 mi |
| Flatiron Mountain | SSW 198° | 3,354 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SE 129° | 3,311 m | 13.7 mi |
| May Mountain | NW 306° | 3,309 m | 20.1 mi |
| Gunsight Peak | N 349° | 3,303 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:08 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 05:50 | 20:38 | 21:23 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:55 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 08:08 | 16:09 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Boise).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 21 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 17 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Leadore #2, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 400596 — Junction Peak, Lemhi County, Idaho.
OpenStreetMap element node/358666485
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