Ghost town · Nevada
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. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48250, -115.81667
88 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 50
- 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
Springs: 29
- 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
Ghost towns: 7
- Jack Creek: 14.7 mi
- Gold Creek: 16.6 mi
- Charleston: 20.5 mi
- Arthur: 23.1 mi
- Patsville: 23.8 mi
Parks: 1
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- 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 | 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 |
| Red Mountain | NW 319° | 2,650 m | 13.0 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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