Whitney Pocket Overlook sits at 3,011 feet along the Gold Butte Back Country Byway, facing 210 degrees toward the southwest. The terrain drops 274 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. From this point, Black Butte is visible to the west-southwest at 2.9 miles, rising to 2,714 feet. Devil's Throat lies to the south at 6.4 miles, with an elevation of 2,319 feet. Mormon Mesa, which extends northward from the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers to the foot of the Mormon Mountains and East Mormon Mountains, appears to the west at 12.4 miles and reaches 1,897 feet. Old Swim Beach is also visible to the west-southwest, 12.7 miles out, at 1,331 feet. The nearest towns are Moapa Valley, 16.2 miles west, Scenic, 19.9 miles north-northeast, and Mesquite, 20.1 miles north-northeast. Sunrise and sunset times vary through the year, with sunrise at 06:41 and sunset at 18:49 on the March equinox, and a shift to 06:46 sunrise and 16:25 sunset by the December solstice.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:49 | 18:15 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:59 | 19:20 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:35 | 18:01 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:25 | 15:45 |
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Mormon Mesa is a mesa between the Muddy River and the Virgin River in Clark County, southern Nevada. It extends northward from the confluence of these rivers to the foot of the Mormon Mountains and East Mormon Mountains, rising to a height of 1,893 feet.
Whitney Pocket Overlook sits at about 3,011 feet (918 m).
From Whitney Pocket Overlook: Black Butte (WSW, 2.9 mi); Devil's Throat (S, 6.4 mi); Mormon Mesa (W, 12 mi); Old Swim Beach (WSW, 13 mi).
Moapa Valley, 16 miles W of Whitney Pocket Overlook.
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