My wife and I set out on 8 May 2016 to activate Mount June, W7O/WV-042. This is a moderately difficult hike to the top of a 4620’ summit. The Google Maps instructions we tried to follow were wrong. Google Maps takes you to an intersection of Lost Creek Road and June Mountain Road. This is gated and marked no access. Neighbors in the area told us of an alternative route, which we successfully followed. Those directions follow.
From I-5 exit for Highway 58, take 58 for 11.3 miles to right turn onto Lost Creek Road. Follow this road for 3.8 miles to a left onto Eagles Rest Road. Cross the bridge and take this paved road 6.0 miles to the trail head to the right for the Eagles Rest hike. This trail can be taken to the Eagles Rest summit, W7O/WV-078. They make a two summit/one day outing.
For Mount June, set your odometer to 0.0 at the Eagles Rest trail head. Follow the paved road you have been on for 7.9 miles to a triangle intersection. Turn left and go a few hundred yards to another left (at a “T” intersection). Take this hard left (there is a sign pointing to a “trail”) uphill over a rough road about 0.3 miles to the Mount June trail head. It is marked by signs.
Follow this ~1.25 mile trail uphill. The first 3/4 miles is gentle, rolling up and down. The last 1/2 mile is very steep and makes this short hike seem difficult (total elevation rise ~900'). Watch it as you come back down, especially if it is wet (which it was the day we went). I fell twice.
The summit pops out of the mostly forested trail onto two large rocky knolls. The view can be very nice, but it was socked in for us. Trees are readily available for antenna supports, and there are large pillars that were no doubt part of a lookout at one time.