Bureau of Land Management · Nevada
Ely Elk Viewing Area - Recreation Site
Bureau of Land Management · Nevada, United States
- Cost
- No fee
- Elevation
- 6,673 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
About
BLM campground. Willife viewing area with vault toilers - camping permitted.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 17° | 4° | 49° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 33° | 21° | -4° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 27° | 4° | 72° | 10 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 33° | 19° | 70° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 31° | 78° | 3 of 11 |
| June | 80° | 56° | 35° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 87° | 65° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 83° | 63° | 49° | 92° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 76° | 54° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 63° | 41° | 24° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 51° | 35° | 2° | 63° | 7 of 10 |
| December | 37° | 23° | -3° | 58° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Cave Lake State Park · Nevada State Parks · 6 mi
- Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park · Nevada State Parks · 6 mi
- Ward Mtn. Campground (Murray Summit) · USDA Forest Service · 13 mi · 35 sites
- Ward Mountain Recreation Area · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
- Cleve Creek Campground · Bureau of Land Management · 14 mi
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