South Fork
South Fork is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,632 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is South Fork State Recreation Area, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 13 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
96 named places within 25 miles
- Grindstone Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Noon Rock: 11.4 mi
- Hog Tommy Hill: 12.1 mi
- Lee Peak: 12.4 mi
- Ruby Dome: 13.2 mi
- Red Spring: 5.1 mi
- Cherry Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cherry Spring: 8.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 8.4 mi
- Owl Spring: 9.3 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 11.2 mi
- Southside Park: 13.0 mi
- Fir St. Pocket Park: 13.5 mi
- Railroad Park: 13.5 mi
- Angel Park: 13.6 mi
- Cottonwood: 7.4 mi
- Hunter: 12.1 mi
- Moleen: 13.5 mi
- Sherman: 21.6 mi
- Palisade: 24.9 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 13.4 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 13.4 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 13.7 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 14.0 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 13.5 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 14.1 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 14.2 mi
- The Elko E: 12.0 mi
- The Elko E: 12.0 mi
- South Fork State Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 3.3 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 13.9 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Fork. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | E 95° | 3,428 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | E 98° | 3,418 m | 16.7 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | E 98° | 3,394 m | 17.4 mi |
| Verdi Peak | E 89° | 3,375 m | 19.3 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | E 94° | 3,352 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Silliman | E 96° | 3,336 m | 14.2 mi |
| Lake Peak | ESE 107° | 3,329 m | 18.1 mi |
| King Peak | SE 130° | 3,326 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:37 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:36 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 29 | 37 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 67 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S FK State REC Area, 3 mi away.
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