California · Hiking · Ansel Adams Wilderness · Near Mammoth Lakes

Junction Butte

4.7 mi
round trip
1,510 ft
climb
6,393 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

Is Junction Butte open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Junction Butte, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Junction Butte is a hard hike in California's Ansel Adams Wilderness, within the Bass Lake Ranger District of Sierra National Forest. The trail is an out-and-back that climbs from about 4,858 feet to 6,393 feet, a gain of 1,510 feet over roughly 4.7 miles. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is natural-surfaced and not accessible. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Mammoth Lakes show July highs around 78°F with lows near 49°F, while winter highs sit around 41°F. That station sits about 1,400 feet higher than the trail's high point, so temperatures on the butte run warmer. The Mammoth Trail and Upper French are both about 0.8 miles away. Granite Creek campground is 3.6 miles off, and the North Fork San Joaquin River offers canoeing about 4.8 miles away.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Granite Creek

    Campground

    Campground · 3.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Outpost 14

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 10 mi
  • If it rainsKevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Mariposa Grove Museum

    Museum

    Museum · 22 mi from Mammoth Lakes

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Kevin R Foote, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

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