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Jarbidge, Nevada
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Jarbidge, Nevada
Jarbidge, Nevada (the United States)
Coordinates: 41°52′25″N115°25′55″W / 41.87361°N 115.43194°W / 41.87361; -115.43194
Country United States
State Nevada
County Elko
Elevation
6,218 ft (1,895 m)
ZIP code
89826 [1]
Area code 775
Website
Reference no.69

Jarbidge is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States. [2] Located at the bottom of the Jarbidge River's canyon near the north end of the Jarbidge Mountains, it lies within the Jarbidge Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and is near the northwest edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of the Idaho–Nevada border. [3]

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Jarbidge, along with the rest of Nevada except for the city of West Wendover, is legally in the Pacific Time Zone, [4] but, along with other Idaho border towns such as Jackpot, Mountain City and Owyhee, unofficially observes the Mountain Time Zone due to closer proximity to and greater connections with towns in southern Idaho. [5] Jarbidge is popular locally with hunters and campers with many campsites available in the area and high populations of elk. [6]

History

"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". [7] Natives believed the nearby hills were haunted. [8]

Gold was discovered near Jarbidge in 1909, making it the site of one of the last gold rushes in the Old West and, incidentally, was the site of the last stagecoach robbery in 1916. Its population swelled to near 2000 in 1911 but afterward began a slow decline when the mining facilities were largely cannibalized for the war effort during World War I. Mining operations ceased completely in 1932. However, in 2013 permits for the removal of the gold were re-issued and the mine is reopening. [9]

Jazz musician Ralph Peña was born in Jarbidge in 1927.

Geography

Jarbidge, visible in the lower left of this photo, lies at the bottom of the Jarbidge River Canyon, which stretches 50 miles from the Jarbidge Mountains to the Bruneau River in Idaho 2013-08-15 17 05 09 View north-northwest down the Jarbidge River Canyon from about 8700 feet on the northwestern slopes of Jarbidge Peak.jpg
Jarbidge, visible in the lower left of this photo, lies at the bottom of the Jarbidge River Canyon, which stretches 50 miles from the Jarbidge Mountains to the Bruneau River in Idaho

Noted locally for its extreme remoteness, no paved roads exist within almost 20 miles (32 km) of Jarbidge. The community is usually and most easily accessed using a motor vehicle by way of Three Creek Road, which originates along U.S. Route 93 in Rogerson, Twin Falls County, Idaho; the final 18 miles (29 km) of this route are unimproved but usually open all year. From Elko, the easiest access is by proceeding 55 miles (89 km) north along Nevada State Route 225, then 27 miles (43 km) east along Elko County Road 746, the North Fork-Charleston Road (signed for Charleston and Jarbidge), and finally 22 miles (35 km) north along Elko County Road 748, the Charleston-Jarbidge Road. The latter two segments of this route are unimproved, at points, present serious road hazards, and receive no winter maintenance. They are often closed from as early as October or November to as late as June or July due to heavy snowfall. [10]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Jarbidge has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Jarbidge was 101 °F (38.3 °C) on July 14, 2002, while the coldest temperature recorded was −38 °F (−38.9 °C) on December 22, 1990. [11]

Climate data for Jarbidge 7 N, Nevada, 1991–2020 normals, 1996-2013 snowfall: 6050ft (1844m)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)63
(17)		61
(16)		77
(25)		80
(27)		89
(32)		97
(36)		100
(38)		100
(38)		92
(33)		85
(29)		73
(23)		61
(16)		100
(38)
Average high °F (°C)37.6
(3.1)		37.6
(3.1)		44.2
(6.8)		51.1
(10.6)		61.3
(16.3)		71.4
(21.9)		82.4
(28.0)		81.2
(27.3)		71.4
(21.9)		57.6
(14.2)		43.3
(6.3)		35.5
(1.9)		56.2
(13.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)27.7
(−2.4)		28.0
(−2.2)		33.8
(1.0)		39.1
(3.9)		47.7
(8.7)		55.5
(13.1)		64.9
(18.3)		63.6
(17.6)		54.7
(12.6)		43.5
(6.4)		32.7
(0.4)		25.9
(−3.4)		43.1
(6.2)
Average low °F (°C)17.7
(−7.9)		18.3
(−7.6)		23.3
(−4.8)		27.1
(−2.7)		34.0
(1.1)		39.6
(4.2)		47.5
(8.6)		46.0
(7.8)		38.1
(3.4)		29.4
(−1.4)		22.0
(−5.6)		16.4
(−8.7)		30.0
(−1.1)
Record low °F (°C)−14
(−26)		−18
(−28)		1
(−17)		7
(−14)		15
(−9)		23
(−5)		28
(−2)		27
(−3)		16
(−9)		−7
(−22)		−6
(−21)		−20
(−29)		−20
(−29)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.43
(36)		1.10
(28)		1.87
(47)		2.51
(64)		2.30
(58)		1.40
(36)		0.55
(14)		0.34
(8.6)		0.92
(23)		1.13
(29)		1.49
(38)		1.29
(33)		16.33
(414.6)
Average snowfall inches (cm)15.2
(39)		13.2
(34)		16.8
(43)		12.8
(33)		3.7
(9.4)		0.4
(1.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.8
(2.0)		3.8
(9.7)		9.2
(23)		14.0
(36)		89.9
(230.1)
Source 1: NOAA [12]
Source 2: XMACIS2 (snowfall & records) [13]
Climate data for Jarbidge, Nevada (Gibbs Ranch), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)60
(16)		66
(19)		75
(24)		83
(28)		90
(32)		95
(35)		101
(38)		99
(37)		96
(36)		87
(31)		72
(22)		59
(15)		101
(38)
Mean maximum °F (°C)47.3
(8.5)		51.0
(10.6)		62.8
(17.1)		72.9
(22.7)		80.0
(26.7)		88.3
(31.3)		94.4
(34.7)		92.7
(33.7)		87.7
(30.9)		77.8
(25.4)		63.8
(17.7)		50.4
(10.2)		95.1
(35.1)
Average high °F (°C)36.6
(2.6)		39.3
(4.1)		47.7
(8.7)		55.2
(12.9)		64.6
(18.1)		74.6
(23.7)		85.6
(29.8)		84.6
(29.2)		75.7
(24.3)		62.4
(16.9)		47.4
(8.6)		37.3
(2.9)		59.3
(15.2)
Daily mean °F (°C)26.1
(−3.3)		28.7
(−1.8)		36.7
(2.6)		42.7
(5.9)		50.7
(10.4)		58.7
(14.8)		67.4
(19.7)		65.8
(18.8)		57.4
(14.1)		46.3
(7.9)		35.0
(1.7)		26.5
(−3.1)		45.2
(7.3)
Average low °F (°C)15.6
(−9.1)		18.1
(−7.7)		25.7
(−3.5)		30.2
(−1.0)		36.7
(2.6)		42.8
(6.0)		49.2
(9.6)		47.1
(8.4)		39.2
(4.0)		30.2
(−1.0)		22.5
(−5.3)		15.7
(−9.1)		31.1
(−0.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−2.8
(−19.3)		−0.2
(−17.9)		9.4
(−12.6)		17.9
(−7.8)		21.6
(−5.8)		29.7
(−1.3)		37.1
(2.8)		34.8
(1.6)		25.2
(−3.8)		15.0
(−9.4)		4.2
(−15.4)		−2.4
(−19.1)		−7.2
(−21.8)
Record low °F (°C)−30
(−34)		−33
(−36)		−16
(−27)		−2
(−19)		7
(−14)		15
(−9)		21
(−6)		19
(−7)		10
(−12)		−3
(−19)		−17
(−27)		−38
(−39)		−38
(−39)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.27
(32)		0.76
(19)		1.04
(26)		0.97
(25)		1.72
(44)		0.86
(22)		0.57
(14)		0.47
(12)		0.63
(16)		0.73
(19)		0.91
(23)		1.13
(29)		11.06
(281)
Average snowfall inches (cm)6.2
(16)		2.7
(6.9)		3.9
(9.9)		2.0
(5.1)		0.3
(0.76)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.3
(0.76)		4.2
(11)		8.1
(21)		27.8
(71.67)
Average extreme snow depth inches (cm)6.5
(17)		4.1
(10)		2.1
(5.3)		1.0
(2.5)		0.1
(0.25)		0.1
(0.25)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.2
(0.51)		2.3
(5.8)		4.7
(12)		8.9
(23)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)5.24.14.65.38.04.23.93.02.83.54.35.053.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)1.91.11.60.60.10.00.00.00.00.31.22.49.2
Source 1: NOAA [14]
Source 2: National Weather Service [11]

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