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Baker is a tiny community (census-designated place) located in White Pine County in east-central Nevada. It's located five miles from Great Basin National Park on State Route 487. The town of Baker was named after an early settler, George W. Baker. As of the 2010 census, the population was 68 residents. The Baker Ranger Station is located at the town of Baker. The station was established in 1911 to administer U.S. government lands in White Pine County, Nevada. The original 80 acre-plot was first known as the Baker Administrative Site, becoming a year-round ranger station in 1918 for the Baker Ranger District of Nevada National Forest. The compound became a guard station and work site with the division of Nevada National Forest into Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests in 1957. In 1986 Great Basin National Park was established and the station was transferred to the National Park Service as an administrative center for the park. The Baker Ranger Station is a tourist attraction and contains four wood frame buildings dating to the 1930s, in addition to a few more recent structures. The first Baker Ranger Station built in 1911, amounted to four rooms and was regarded as unsightly. It was removed by the time new structures were built, beginning with a 1935 cottage, followed by an office, barn and garage-fire cache structure. The Baker Ranger Station Complex is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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Baker Weather & Climate

East-Central Nevada, on the Utah border, has an semi-arid climate with very little rainfall. Most precipitation is in the form of winter snow or summer thunderstorms. All precipitation in east-central Nevada evaporates, sinks underground or flows into lakes. Winters are cool and summers are mild to hot. Weather can change quickly in this region, especially in the back country or on Wheeler Peak in the Great Basin National Park, and at high elevations. Average annual precipitation is 9.65 inches (24.5 cm). Average annual snowfall is 52.0 inches (132 cm). The snowiest year was 1964 with 101.3 inches (257 cm). The most snowfall in one month was 42.0 inches (107 cm)in March 1894.

     Month       High Temp   Low Temp   Rainfall   Ocean Temp 
January 40°F 19°F 0.82 in. -
February 43°F 22°F 0.91 in. -
March 49°F 26°F 1.57 in. -
April 57°F 32°F 1.13 in. -
May 67°F 40°F 1.35 in. -
June 78°F 49°F 0.55 in. -
July 85°F 57°F 1.13 in. -
August 83°F 56°F 1.10 in. -
September 74°F 47°F 1.22 in. -
October 61°F 36°F 1.25 in. -
November 48°F 26°F 0.96 in. -
December 41°F 20°F 0.61 in. -

Baker Map & Transportation

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The closest airports in the area are Ely Yelland Field (ELY) located about 43 miles northwest of Baker in Ely, Nevada, the Milford Municipal airport (MLF) located approximately 72 miles southeast of Baker in Milford, Utah, and finally the Currant Ranch airport (9U7) located roughly 75 miles west of Baker in Currant, Nevada.

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Ski Areas
Elk MeadowsBeaverUT94.8 mi.
Brian HeadBrian HeadUT114.4 mi.
 
State Parks
Cave Lake State ParkNV34.0 mi. 
Ward Charcoal Ovens State ParkNV38.5 mi. 
 
Museums
East Ely Railroad Depot MuseumElyNV44.1 mi.(Technology)


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