Blue Joint
About
Blue Joint is a summit in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness, within the West Fork Ranger District of the Bitterroot National Forest. The nearest town is Upper Crossing, about 8.6 miles away. The closest route is the Blue Joint-Square Top hike, about 0.6 miles away, with Reynolds Lake Spur at 1.4 miles and Upper Wilkerson at 3.2 miles. Paddlers will find the Selway River about 8.2 miles off.
Summit Facts
Summit elevation
8,598 ft
Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).
Location
Blue Joint
Idaho
Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.
Facts about this place
Where it is
- Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · Wilderness
- West Fork Ranger District · Ranger district
- Bitterroot National Forest · National forest
- Nearest town
- Upper Crossing, Idaho · 8.6 mi
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Conditions
Active alerts for Bitterroot National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Two Prescribed Burns Planned for the week of Oct. 5 - Piquett Creek & Cameron Gap
fire-restriction · posted Oct 2, 2026
OPEN: FS Road 720 open as of Sept. 28; Lost Horse, Lick Creek, 711 Rd, and 75 Roads are open
information · posted Sep 28, 2026
Bitterroot National Forest Food Storage Order
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Blue Joint-Square TopHiking0.6 mi
- REYNOLDS LAKE SPURHiking1.4 mi
- Upper WilkersonHiking3.2 mi
- Storm CreekHiking4.3 mi
- Surprise CreekHiking4.3 mi
- Cayuse CreekHiking5.3 mi
- Reynolds CreekHiking5.6 mi
- Selway RiverCanoeing8.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
