Red Rock Canyon Campground
Campground
The Overlook is a short, easy mountain biking ride on Bureau of Land Management land in Nevada's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, about a quarter mile from the trailhead. The route is an out-and-back with a total climb of about 25 feet, so the grade is nearly flat from start to finish. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to ride. At the Goodsprings weather station, about 6.6 miles away, typical averages run to highs near 75°F in April and 78°F in October, while July highs average around 102°F and January lows drop to about 32°F. The Bonnie & Clyde Connector and the Dead Horse Loop are both about 0.1 mile from the trailhead, and the 3 Mile Smile and the Dead Horse Loop Southwest are within about a mile and a half.
Red Rock Canyon Campground
Campground
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More in Sandy ValleySource: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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Best months: January–April and October–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
55° / 32°
3 wet
Feb
59° / 35°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 39°
3 wet
Apr
75° / 45°
2 wet
May
87° / 54°
1 wet
Jun
98° / 62°
1 wet
Jul
102° / 69°
3 wet
Aug
100° / 66°
3 wet
Sep
91° / 60°
2 wet
Oct
78° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
63° / 38°
2 wet
Dec
54° / 32°
2 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Goodsprings, NV, 6.6 mi away at 3,716 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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