Bureau of Land Management · Nevada

Chief Mountain South Trailhead

Bureau of Land Management · Nevada, United States

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Cost
No fee
Elevation
6,096 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
Verizon weak · AT&T good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)

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BLM campground. Camp Ground & Trail head access

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January41°22°-1°54°11 of 11
February43°25°4°57°11 of 11
March50°31°16°79°8 of 11
April61°38°26°77°7 of 11
May73°51°34°85°0 of 11
June86°61°42°97°0 of 11
July91°69°58°100°0 of 11
August86°66°54°98°0 of 11
September80°59°44°90°0 of 11
October67°44°27°79°3 of 10
November57°35°19°67°9 of 10
December44°24°-1°62°10 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.

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