| Border Junction, Wyoming | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Wyoming#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Border Junction |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Border Junction in Wyoming |
| Coordinates: | 42.2133°N -111.0424°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States of America |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wyoming |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lincoln |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 1864 |
| Elevation Ft: | 6115 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Border Junction | |
| Other Names: | Border, Wyoming |
| Location: | Lincoln County, Wyoming |
| Roads: | Lincoln County Road 134 |
| Type: | intersection |
Border Junction or Border is a populated place and road intersection in the far western part of Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. US Route 30 is the major road, which leads northwest to Montpelier, Idaho, in Bear Lake County, and southeast to Cokeville. Wyoming Highway 89 runs north toward US Route 89, and southeast concurrently with US 30. Lincoln County Road 134 runs briefly south toward some homes and ranches. The Union Pacific Railroad passes Border Junction in the direction of Rock Springs to the east and Pocatello, Idaho, to the west.[1]
Border Junction lies at an elevation of, approximately east of the Wyoming-Idaho state line. It is in the Thomas Fork valley of the Bear River, just west of the Sublette Mountains (and Sublette Mountain, the highest summit of the Southern Wyoming Overthrust Belt).
In September and October, approximately 5000 sandhill cranes migrate through the Border Junction area.[2]
The Overland Stage Route came north to Border Junction from Fort Bridger, along a path now through Cokeville, Sage, and Lyman. Emigrants forded the Thomas Fork west of Border Junction by toll bridge, and wagon ruts are still visible on the ridges.[3]
National Historic Trails, Auto Tour Route Interpretive Guide
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