South Fork State Recreation Area
South Fork State Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,598 m. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fisherman's Point, a beach 0.9 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 15 miles off. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Nevada State Parks
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Lamoille Canyon Road
99 named places within 25 miles
- Grindstone Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Spring Canyon Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Hog Tommy Hill: 12.7 mi
- Noon Rock: 13.3 mi
- Buckskin Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Red Spring: 5.9 mi
- Cherry Spring: 7.5 mi
- Reinhart Spring: 8.5 mi
- Grindstone Spring: 8.9 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.4 mi
- Southside Park: 11.4 mi
- Fir St. Pocket Park: 11.8 mi
- Spring Creek Marina: 11.8 mi
- Angel Park: 11.8 mi
- Railroad Park: 11.9 mi
- South Fork: 2.3 mi
- Cottonwood: 6.0 mi
- Hunter: 9.8 mi
- Moleen: 11.2 mi
- Sherman: 20.1 mi
- California Trail Interpretive Center, Free Museum: 11.4 mi
- Cowboy Gear and Arts Museum: 11.8 mi
- Western Folklife Center: 11.8 mi
- Northeastern Nevada Museum: 12.5 mi
- Chilton Centennial Tower: 11.9 mi
- 9/11 World Trade Center Monument: 12.6 mi
- Caterpillar grader: 12.7 mi
- The Elko E: 10.8 mi
- The Elko E: 10.8 mi
- Fisherman's Point: 0.9 mi
- Basque Sheepherder: 12.4 mi
- Kelly Ostler Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
- Power House Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of South Fork State Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby Dome | E 100° | 3,428 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Fitzgerald | ESE 102° | 3,418 m | 18.8 mi |
| Snow Lake Peak | ESE 101° | 3,394 m | 19.4 mi |
| Verdi Peak | E 93° | 3,375 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Gilbert | E 99° | 3,352 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Silliman | E 100° | 3,336 m | 16.2 mi |
| Lake Peak | ESE 109° | 3,329 m | 20.3 mi |
| King Peak | SE 130° | 3,326 m | 19.9 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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