Junction Butte

Short description: Butte in Utah, United States

Junction Butte

North aspect from Grand View Point

Highest point
Elevation| 6,400 ft (2,000 m) [1]
Prominence| 1,720 ft (520 m) [1]
Parent peak| Elaterite Butte (6,552 ft)[1]
Isolation| 10.16 mi (16.35 km) [2]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 38°17′11″N 109°52′23″W﻿ / ﻿38.286513°N 109.873045°W﻿ / 38.286513; -109.873045 [1]
Geography

Junction Butte

Location of Junction Butte in Utah

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Junction Butte

Junction Butte (the United States)

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Country| United States
State| Utah
County| San Juan
Protected area| Canyonlands National Park
Parent range| Colorado Plateau
Topo map| USGS Monument Basin
Geology
Age of rock| Late Triassic
Type of rock| Wingate Sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route| class 5.2 climbing[2]

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.[3] 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.

## Contents

* 1 Geology
* 2 Climate
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Geology

This feature is composed of hard, fine-grained Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic. This Wingate sandstone, capped by Kayenta Formation, forms steep cliffs as it overlays softer layers of the Chinle Formation.[4]

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 system, it is located in a 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 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. Script error: No such module "weather box".

## See also

* Colorado Plateau
* Geology of the Canyonlands area

## References

North aspect, from Grand View Point

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Junction Butte, Utah". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3873.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Junction Butte - 6,400' UT". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/22231. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
3. ↑ "Junction Butte". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1429268.
4. ↑ S.W. Lohman, The Geologic Story of Canyonlands National Park, US Government Printing Office, 1974, page 25.
5. ↑ "PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University". http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/.

## External links

* Canyonlands National Park National Park Service
* Junction Butte: weather forecast
* Junction Butte from Monument Basin (photo): Flickr

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