Official Name: | Wild Horse, Nevada |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Nevada |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the state of Nevada |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Name1: | Nevada |
Subdivision Name2: | Elko |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 41.6368°N -115.8038°W |
Elevation M: | 1892 |
Elevation Ft: | 6207 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Wild Horse is an unincorporated community in Elko County, Nevada, United States.[1] It is located along Nevada State Route 225 just south of Wild Horse Reservoir, from which it derives its name.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Wild Horse has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate, abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Wild Horse was 102F on July 23, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was -42F on December 23, 1990 and February 3, 1996.