Border Junction or Border is a populated place and road intersection in the far western part of Lincoln County,

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, United States. US Route 30 is the major road, which leads northwest to Montpelier, Idaho, in Bear Lake County, and southeast to Cokeville.

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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

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passes Border Junction in the direction of Rock Springs to the east and

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, to the west.

Geography

Border Junction lies at an elevation of , approximately east of the Wyoming-

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state line. It is in the Thomas Fork valley of the Bear River, just west of the

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(and

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, the highest summit of the Southern Wyoming Overthrust Belt). In September and October, approximately 5000 sandhill cranes migrate through the Border Junction area.

History

The

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came north to Border Junction from Fort Bridger, along a path now through Cokeville,

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. Emigrants forded the Thomas Fork west of Border Junction by toll bridge, and wagon ruts are still visible on the ridges.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Wyoming Road junctions in the United States {{Wyoming-geo-stub