Juniper Springs Ghost Town

Nye County, Nevada38.6167, -117.8333

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Tonopah Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
43 miHawthorne, NV
Mild months
Mar–Nov7 of 12
Next ghost town
0.1 miAthens
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Juniper Springs. No free-licensed photo yet.

Juniper Springs, in Nye County, Nevada, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miHawthorneJuniper Springs
  • BLM
  • Military, DOE
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Juniper Springs. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hawthorne, NV, about 43 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 109 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Athens0.1 mi south
  2. Omco3.3 mi west
  3. Atwood9.2 mi north
  4. Grantsville21 mi northeast
  5. Lodi26 mi north
  6. Ione26 mi northeast
  7. Rhodes27 mi southwest
  8. Gilbert30 mi south

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

BLM land: Tonopah Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Tonopah Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4622Jan5225Feb6029Mar6635Apr7542May8649Jun9558Jul9357Aug8550Sep7039Oct5729Nov4622DecJan: 0.7 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.9 inApr: 0.8 inMay: 1.0 inJun: 0.4 inJul: 0.4 inAug: 0.3 inSep: 0.3 inOct: 0.6 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.5 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Gabbs 1Ne. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Gabbs 1Ne station (USC00262948), 18 miles away. About 6.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationNye County, Nevada
Coordinates38.61667, -117.83333
SourcesWikidata Q25022070 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Juniper Springs ghost town?

In Nye County, Nevada, at 38.6167, -117.8333. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hawthorne, NV, about 43 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Carson City, NV, 109 miles away.

Can you visit Juniper Springs?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Tonopah Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Juniper Springs?

Mild months here run March to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Gabbs 1Ne. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Juniper Springs?

Yes. Athens (0.1 mi), Omco (3.3 mi), Atwood (9.2 mi), Grantsville (21 mi).

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