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North Fork Skull Creek (aka West Fork Skull Creek)

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Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
See also: Bends
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Elko County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
41.9251794°, -116.055652°
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Elevation

5512 ft. (1680 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. North Fork Skull Creek is covered by the Owyhee, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Skull Creek 0.7 mi
East Fork Skull Creek 0.9 mi
Reed Creek 2.1 mi
Summit Creek 2.5 mi
Cow Creek 2.8 mi

Nearby Cities

Owyhee, NV 3 mi
Jackpot, NV 71 mi
Osino, NV 72 mi
Castleford, ID 73 mi
Grand View, ID 74 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Ottawanah Land 0.5 mi
Cavanaugh Spring Water 1.2 mi
Yellow Rock Land 1.3 mi
China Dam Man-made 1.6 mi
Prentice Hill Land 1.8 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is MOUNTAIN CITY R S which is approximately 8 miles away and has an elevation of 5,650 feet (138 feet higher than North Fork Skull Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 1.24" 39.0° 11.1°
February 1.06" 42.8° 14.8°
March 1.22" 48.4° 21.2°
April 1.10" 56.6° 25.5°
May 1.84" 64.2° 31.7°
June .91" 74.4° 36.6°
July .53" 84.3° 40.2°
August .40" 83.9° 38.2°
September .86" 74.9° 30.3°
October 1.04" 63.6° 23.1°
November 1.39" 47.6° 18.7°
December 1.25" 39.7° 11.3°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 64% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 75% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 90% of other locations on record.