Ghost town · West Virginia
Junta
Junta is a ghost town in West Virginia, at a modelled elevation of 457 m. Butt Mountain stands 1,282 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunker Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Farm Heritage Road passes 2.9 miles off.
Ghost town in Summers County, West Virginia
How to reach it
Coordinates37.51690, -80.83830
- 2.9 mi off the Farm Heritage Road
- 26.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail, National
- 28.7 mi off the Midland Trail, National
- 29.8 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Pinnacle Rock Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bunker Hill: 1.0 mi
- Clark Knob: 2.1 mi
- Wolf Creek Mountain: 3.5 mi
- White Tree Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cashs Hill: 5.4 mi
Parks: 35
- Sherman Ballard Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
- Bluestone Lake Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Bellepoint Park: 9.1 mi
- Bluestone National Scenic River: 9.3 mi
- Hilldale-Talcott Ruritan Club John Henry Park: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Mercers Saltworks: 3.2 mi
- Warford: 3.9 mi
- Lilly: 8.8 mi
- Egypt: 11.1 mi
- Tina: 22.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Veteran's Museum: 11.2 mi
- Hinton Railroad Museum: 11.2 mi
- Campbell - Flannagan - Murrell House Museum: 11.3 mi
- Andrew Johnston House: 14.2 mi
- Princeton Railroad Museum: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Brush Creek Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Camp Creek State Forest: 16.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge State Natural Area Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Chestnut Ridge Natural Area Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Barneys Wall: 17.2 mi
- Barney's Wall: 17.2 mi
- High Point: 19.7 mi
- Bear Cliffs: 20.6 mi
- Bear Cliff: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
- World War II Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Stone Arch: 18.7 mi
- Perdue Family Crest: 21.6 mi
- Beckley Mill Site: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Sandstone Falls: 16.9 mi
- Falls of Dismal: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Brooks Falls: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 1
- City Garden: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Ship Rock: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Junta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butt Mountain | SE 131° | 1,282 m | 15.6 mi |
| Lookoff Rock | SE 131° | 1,256 m | 15.9 mi |
| Wrights Peak | E 99° | 1,242 m | 17.4 mi |
| Buckhorn Knob | SSW 207° | 1,239 m | 17.3 mi |
| Brushy Top | ESE 124° | 1,236 m | 15.7 mi |
| Jesses Knob | SSW 208° | 1,164 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pearis Mountain | SSE 163° | 1,148 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNE 17° | 1,116 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:10 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:48 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:28 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bluestone Lake, 9 mi away.
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