Boneyard of Hoover Dam
Boneyard of Hoover Dam is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hemenway Wall, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Graveyard for old mechanical parts of the dam
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 24.2 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 28.2 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 0.5 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 0.5 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 12.8 mi
- Rock Lizards: 14.4 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 14.7 mi
- Liberty Bell Arch: 3.4 mi
- Slot Canyons: 3.4 mi
- (unknown object): 5.9 mi
- Peak Overlook: 6.6 mi
- The Poop Chute Drop: 6.7 mi
- Hemenway Valley Park: 5.0 mi
- Wilbur Square: 5.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 5.6 mi
- Bootleg Canyon Park: 6.9 mi
- Bootleg Canyon Park: 6.9 mi
- Promontory Point: 0.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Paint Pots: 3.1 mi
- Fortification Hill: 4.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 0.5 mi
- High Scaler Statue: 0.5 mi
- Hoover Dam Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 0.5 mi
- Hoover Dam: 0.6 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 5.8 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 6.7 mi
- Clark County Museum: 11.1 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 22.8 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 23.3 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 5.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 11.2 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.6 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 18.2 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 3.2 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 8.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.9 mi
- Forlorn Hope Spring: 15.4 mi
- Davis Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 0.3 mi
- Burro Point: 4.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.2 mi
- The Pillars: 8.8 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 2.4 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 2.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 2.5 mi
- Hot Spring: 3.8 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 4.3 mi
- Rioville: 21.4 mi
- Lucky Jim Camp: 22.2 mi
- El Dorado City: 22.2 mi
- Apex: 23.6 mi
- Arrolime: 24.6 mi
- South Beach: 2.5 mi
- Boulder Beach: 2.8 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 3.2 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 14.6 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 14.7 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 21.5 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 20.9 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boneyard of Hoover Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | ESE 102° | 1,663 m | 7.7 mi |
| Muddy Peak | N 9° | 1,590 m | 19.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 250° | 1,552.05 m | 17.7 mi |
| Peak 5058 | WSW 245° | 1,541.7 m | 18.4 mi |
| Peak 4928 | WSW 247° | 1,502.06 m | 18.1 mi |
| Arden Peak | WSW 253° | 1,322.23 m | 17.3 mi |
| Peak 4163 | WSW 255° | 1,268.89 m | 16.6 mi |
| Black Hill | WSW 248° | 1,245 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12767924682
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 24 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 25 mi
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