River Fork Ranch Preserve
River Fork Ranch Preserve is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,424 m. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the south-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Station Historic State Monument, a park 1.7 miles away. Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
- 19.9 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.0 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 8 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 8 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 16 mi
- Scenic lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mormon Station Historic State Monument: 1.7 mi
- Genoa Town Park: 1.7 mi
- Ironwood Park: 2.8 mi
- Weser Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Heritage Park Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.3 mi
- Folsom Peak: 4.8 mi
- Genoa Peak: 4.9 mi
- East Peak: 5.2 mi
- Folsom Spring: 5.8 mi
- Saratoga Hot Spring: 6.8 mi
- Fish Spring: 10.1 mi
- Taylor Spring: 12.9 mi
- China Spring: 14.4 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 1.7 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 5.0 mi
- Lake Tahoe Historic Society Museum: 8.6 mi
- Nevada State Railroad Museum: 11.8 mi
- Baldwin Home: 12.2 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach: 6.7 mi
- Nevada Beach: 6.7 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 6.8 mi
- El Dorado Beach: 7.9 mi
- Pope Beach: 11.2 mi
- Nevada State Constitution Monument: 12.8 mi
- Nevada Vietnam Memorial: 13.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 13.7 mi
- Fannette Island Tea House: 14.8 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 14.9 mi
- Johnson Meadow: 10.0 mi
- Washoe Meadows State Park: 13.1 mi
- Andrews Meadows: 15.5 mi
- Linder Grove: 16.1 mi
- Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park: 17.2 mi
- Zephyr Cove Beach: 6.7 mi
- Round Hill Pines Beach Resort: 6.7 mi
- M. S. Dixie II Terminal: 6.7 mi
- Tallac Historic Site: 12.1 mi
- Thunderbird Lodge: 14.2 mi
- Tallac Point: 12.5 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 14.9 mi
- Cathedral Peak: 15.3 mi
- Distillery Wall: 15.6 mi
- Detox Wall: 15.6 mi
- Genoa Falls: 2.5 mi
- Lower King's Canyon Waterfall: 11.8 mi
- Cascade Falls: 15.1 mi
- Eagle Falls: 15.3 mi
- Lower Eagle Falls: 15.4 mi
- Como: 22.9 mi
- Washoe City: 23.3 mi
- Sutro: 24.2 mi
- Stone Cabin: 24.6 mi
- St Theresa: 8.6 mi
- The Big Tree: 21.1 mi
- Dolly's Vegetable Garden: 12.1 mi
- Carson City Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Eagle Falls Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Meeks Bay Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of River Fork Ranch Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | SSW 204° | 3,305 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jobs Sister | SSW 200° | 3,299 m | 9.0 mi |
| Jobs Peak | SSW 192° | 3,233 m | 9.0 mi |
| Monument Peak | SW 221° | 3,068 m | 5.7 mi |
| Trimmer Peak | SSW 213° | 3,016 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Tallac | WSW 250° | 2,967 m | 15.5 mi |
| Janine's Peak | WSW 252° | 2,919.679 m | 17.1 mi |
| East Peak | SW 236° | 2,899 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:49 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dagget Pass, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/561571676
Day trips start here
- Lake Tahoe · 14 mi
- Bliss State Park · 15 mi
- Homewood · 19 mi
- Incline Village · 20 mi
- Tahoe City · 21 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 22 mi
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