North Fork
North Fork is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,867 m. McAfee Peak stands 3,183 m to the west-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Source: Owyhee River, a spring 3.0 miles away. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 52 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
91 named places within 25 miles
- Double Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Independence Mountain: 7.5 mi
- McAfee Peak: 8.6 mi
- Jacks Peak: 9.8 mi
- California Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Source: Owyhee River: 3.0 mi
- Rodeo Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.9 mi
- Chicken Springs: 6.6 mi
- Chicken Creek Springs: 6.9 mi
- Jack Creek: 14.7 mi
- Gold Creek: 16.6 mi
- Charleston: 20.5 mi
- Arthur: 23.1 mi
- Patsville: 23.8 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
- Lost Wallet Rim: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Fork. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAfee Peak | WNW 288° | 3,183 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jacks Peak | WNW 299° | 3,112 m | 10.7 mi |
| Jacks Peak | W 272° | 3,064 m | 9.8 mi |
| Porter Peak | NW 310° | 2,791 m | 21.5 mi |
| Silver Mountain | NE 39° | 2,762 m | 24.3 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | NW 323° | 2,751 m | 22.1 mi |
| Wheeler Mountain | SW 220° | 2,750 m | 17.1 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | NW 314° | 2,693 m | 11.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:33 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 11 mi away.
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