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Double Negative

Double Negative from directly overhead

Double Negative is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 540 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Mormon Mesa, a cliff 2.8 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 4.5 miles off. 175 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.61493, -114.34451

175 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 44
  • Jump: 8.7 mi
  • Jump: 8.7 mi
  • old car: 10.6 mi
  • Neapolitan Arch: 12.9 mi
  • Duck Rock: 12.9 mi
Springs: 33
  • Government Spring: 9.3 mi
  • South Key West Spring: 9.5 mi
  • North Key West Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Red Bluff Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Getchel Spring: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 27
Parks: 25
Historic sites: 13
  • Blacksmith Shop: 10.2 mi
  • Hanning Store: 10.2 mi
  • Garage: 10.3 mi
  • Frehner Home: 10.3 mi
  • School House: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Mormon Mesa: 2.8 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 9.0 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 10.1 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 14.5 mi
  • Flat Top Mesa: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Double Negative. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgin PeakE 94°2,422 m12.9 mi
Moapa PeakNNW 341°1,955 m17.8 mi
Rust PeakNNW 337°1,940.052 m23.3 mi
Billy Goat PeakESE 114°1,738 m17.1 mi
Davidson PeakN 3°1,608 m19.4 mi
Quail PointESE 113°1,232 m14.8 mi
The SummitN 1°1,139 m20.0 mi
Little Virgin PeakE 97°1,077 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1518:49
June solstice05:2019:2120:00
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice06:4715:4616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677686929083695546
Precip in0.70.90.80.30.10.00.40.40.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1138088334

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