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Juab

Juab from directly overhead

Juab is a ghost town in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,549 m. Mount Nebo stands 3,636 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicken Creek, a ghost town 2.0 miles away. Nebo Loop Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.

ghost town in Juab County, Utah, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates39.51972, -111.94056

117 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 52
  • South Hills: 5.5 mi
  • West Hills: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Levan Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Little Red Hill: 7.7 mi
Parks: 30
  • Deep Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
  • Mills Meadows Waterfowl Management Area: 6.5 mi
  • Levan Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
  • Yuba Lake State Recreation Area: 10.8 mi
  • Yuba State Park: 10.9 mi
Springs: 13
  • Crooked Creek Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Bradley Springs: 17.3 mi
  • Riley Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Maple Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Kessler Spring: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Maple Arch: 13.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Snow Sculture: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Salt Creek Canyon Falls: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Juab. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount NeboNNE3,636 m23.0 mi
South Nebo PeakNNE3,620 m22.1 mi
Middle Nebo PeakNNE3,604 m22.5 mi
North PeakNNE3,406 m24.3 mi
Salt Creek PeakNE3,047 m14.5 mi
Fool Creek PeakWSW2,936 m16.7 mi
Williams PeakSW2,778 m20.7 mi
Big BaldySE2,673 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0519:40
June solstice06:0120:1920:59
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4516:2517:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283342485767757364523928
Precip in1.31.31.51.61.50.70.70.61.01.41.11.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Levan, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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