# Junction Butte > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Junction_Butte > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Junction_Butte.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_Butte > Source revision: 1355674485 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Butte in Utah, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Junction Butte | image = Junction Butte from Grand View Point.jpg | image_caption = North aspect from Grand View Point | elevation_ft = 6400 | elevation_ref = {{cite peakbagger|pid=3873|name=Junction Butte, Utah|accessdate=2020-11-01}} | prominence_ft = 1720 | prominence_ref = | isolation_mi = 10.16 | isolation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/22231|title=Junction Butte - 6,400' UT|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2020-11-01}} | parent_peak = [Elaterite Butte](/source/Elaterite_Butte) (6,552 ft) | map = Utah#USA | map_caption = Location of Junction Butte in Utah | map_size = 230 | part_type = Protected area | part = [Canyonlands National Park](/source/Canyonlands_National_Park) | country = United States | state = [Utah](/source/Utah) | region = [San Juan](/source/San_Juan_County%2C_Utah) | region_type = County | coordinates = {{coord|38.286513|N|109.873045|W|type:mountain_region:US-UT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range = [Colorado Plateau](/source/Colorado_Plateau) | rock = [Wingate Sandstone](/source/Wingate_Sandstone) | age = [Late Triassic](/source/Late_Triassic) | topo = [USGS](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey) ''Monument Basin'' | first_ascent = | easiest_route = {{YDS|5.2}} [climbing](/source/climbing) }} '''Junction Butte''' is a {{Convert|6400|ft|m|abbr=off|adj=mid|sp=us|-elevation}} [summit](/source/summit) located in the Island in the Sky District of [Canyonlands National Park](/source/Canyonlands_National_Park), in [San Juan County, Utah](/source/San_Juan_County%2C_Utah).{{cite gnis|id=1429268|name=Junction Butte|accessdate = 2020-11-01}} 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](/source/butte) is via the four-wheel drive [White Rim Road](/source/White_Rim_Road), which is another option to view Junction Butte. [Topographic relief](/source/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](/source/Surface_runoff) from Junction Butte drains east into the nearby [Colorado River](/source/Colorado_River), and west into nearby [Green River](/source/Green_River_(Colorado_River_tributary)). Junction Butte is situated north of the [junction](/source/confluence) of these two major rivers. ==Geology== This feature is composed of hard, fine-grained [Wingate Sandstone](/source/Wingate_Sandstone), which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the [Late Triassic](/source/Late_Triassic). This Wingate sandstone, [capped](/source/caprock) by [Kayenta Formation](/source/Kayenta_Formation), forms steep cliffs as it overlays softer layers of the [Chinle Formation](/source/Chinle_Formation).S.W. Lohman, ''The Geologic Story of Canyonlands National Park'', US Government Printing Office, 1974, page 25. thumb|center|500px|East aspect, from White Rim Road ==Climate== Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Junction Butte. According to the [Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) system, it is located in a [Cold semi-arid climate](/source/Cold_semi-arid_climate) zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below −0 °C (32 °F) and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than {{convert|10|in|mm|abbr=off|sp=us}} of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. {{Weather box | width = auto | single line = Y | location = Island in the Sky Visitor Center, elevation {{convert|5666|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1981-2019 | Jan record high F = 58.6 | Feb record high F = 69.0 | Mar record high F = 79.8 | Apr record high F = 86.1 | May record high F = 98.5 | Jun record high F = 103.9 | Jul record high F = 106.4 | Aug record high F = 101.1 | Sep record high F = 97.9 | Oct record high F = 86.9 | Nov record high F = 71.0 | Dec record high F = 59.2 | year record high F = 106.4 | Jan high F = 38.1 | Feb high F = 44.1 | Mar high F = 54.9 | Apr high F = 63.5 | May high F = 74.2 | Jun high F = 85.4 | Jul high F = 91.7 | Aug high F = 88.7 | Sep high F = 79.5 | Oct high F = 65.8 | Nov high F = 49.7 | Dec high F = 38.1 | year high F = 64.6 | Jan low F = 20.8 | Feb low F = 25.8 | Mar low F = 33.3 | Apr low F = 40.0 | May low F = 49.5 | Jun low F = 59.8 | Jul low F = 66.0 | Aug low F = 63.9 | Sep low F = 54.9 | Oct low F = 42.5 | Nov low F = 31.1 | Dec low F = 21.3 | year low F = 42.5 | Jan record low F = -8.0 | Feb record low F = -12.4 | Mar record low F = 10.4 | Apr record low F = 16.3 | May record low F = 26.0 | Jun record low F = 28.7 | Jul record low F = 46.0 | Aug record low F = 50.2 | Sep record low F = 27.6 | Oct record low F = 9.2 | Nov record low F = 6.2 | Dec record low F = -9.4 | year record low F = -12.4 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 0.53 | Feb precipitation inch = 0.50 | Mar precipitation inch = 0.76 | Apr precipitation inch = 0.72 | May precipitation inch = 0.70 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.45 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.93 | Aug precipitation inch = 1.04 | Sep precipitation inch = 1.06 | Oct precipitation inch = 1.30 | Nov precipitation inch = 0.70 | Dec precipitation inch = 0.58 | year precipitation inch = 9.27 | Jan dew point F = 18.6 | Feb dew point F = 21.8 | Mar dew point F = 23.3 | Apr dew point F = 25.7 | May dew point F = 29.5 | Jun dew point F = 32.7 | Jul dew point F = 41.2 | Aug dew point F = 45.1 | Sep dew point F = 37.6 | Oct dew point F = 29.5 | Nov dew point F = 23.2 | Dec dew point F = 17.9 | year dew point F = 28.9 | source = PRISM{{cite web|url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825085652/http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|archive-date=August 25, 2019|url-status=live}}}} ==See also== * [Colorado Plateau](/source/Colorado_Plateau) * [Geology of the Canyonlands area](/source/Geology_of_the_Canyonlands_area) ==References== thumb|right|300px|North aspect, from Grand View Point {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm Canyonlands National Park] National Park Service * Junction Butte: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5541405/United%20States/Utah/San%20Juan/Junction%20Butte weather forecast] * Junction Butte from Monument Basin (photo): [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wdbowman/40629348212/in/photolist-24Uh2HE-2j8ivgo-2jetr9d-29wpk6U-24aBuBH-2jicyUx-dR3WRJ-dRYEUg-dRkpAy-dR9vNe-x4f5xQ-sW8gXe-xEYTpL-dS4KqP-Vhdesn-ZBuPHN-2jJj6bn-2jKEJNj-wPq3Vj-2iv3DbY-2iuKtQU-2iuN1Tu-2iEXSG4-2iubw35-JEgms-fNPzVr-mWAiMM-2iEV6wL-mWAimB-bxLbNL-VhchMF-V5wukF-bLHRfe-mWCxPu-pqwMxT-pGYfUi-pGYfoZ-oLaAGv-sBG3GG-pqtKbr-h17Dhj Flickr] Category:Landforms of San Juan County, Utah Category:Colorado Plateau Category:Canyonlands National Park Category:Sandstone formations of the United States Category:Buttes of Utah Category:Rock formations of Utah Category:Two-thousanders of the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Junction Butte](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_Butte) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junction_Butte?action=history)). 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