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Engine Beach

Engine Beach from directly overhead

Engine Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 380 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Marguret Beach, a beach 0.8 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 3.9 miles off. 196 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.

The story

beach in Clark County, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q49320649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
380 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.42220, -114.37386

196 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 50
Attractions: 49
  • El Portal Arch: 4.2 mi
  • Little Mosquito Arch: 4.5 mi
  • Little Arch: 4.6 mi
  • Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 4.6 mi
  • Kiss 2: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 42
Historic sites: 14
  • Gentry Hotel: 3.0 mi
  • Gentry Store: 3.0 mi
  • St. Thomas Post Office: 3.0 mi
  • Syphus Home: 3.0 mi
  • Gentry Home: 3.0 mi
Parks: 11
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
Rest areas: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgin PeakNE 49°2,422 m19.2 mi
Billy Goat PeakENE 70°1,738 m18.3 mi
Jumbo PeakSE 144°1,736 m18.4 mi
Mica PeakSE 132°1,719 m16.2 mi
Bonelli PeakSSE 160°1,601 m20.1 mi
Muddy PeakWSW 244°1,590 m19.8 mi
Gold ButteSE 134°1,529 m14.7 mi
Rattlesnake PeakSSE 151°1,473 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2119:2119:59
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice07:4616:4617:27

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360687788949284715848
Precip in0.81.10.80.30.20.10.70.40.30.40.50.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357553012

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