Engine Beach
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. 186 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
- 3.9 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 7.3 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 10.2 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 10 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 14 mi
186 named places within 25 miles
- Getchel Spring: 2.3 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 4.0 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 4.0 mi
- Rogers Spring: 5.0 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Saint Thomas Salt: 1.0 mi
- Blue Point: 4.3 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Seven Sisters: 7.2 mi
- 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
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 6.0 mi
- Overton Park: 9.0 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 9.3 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 12.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 9.8 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 14.1 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- St. Thomas: 3.0 mi
- Rioville: 18.8 mi
- Byron: 21.6 mi
- Crystal: 22.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 13.5 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 22.1 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 24.4 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 19.3 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 19.4 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 20.0 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 20.2 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 0.8 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 1.4 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 3.3 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 6.9 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 9.2 mi
- Lost City Museum: 8.4 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 13.5 mi
- Double Negative: 13.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NE 49° | 2,422 m | 19.2 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | ENE 70° | 1,738 m | 18.3 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 144° | 1,736 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 132° | 1,719 m | 16.2 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 160° | 1,601 m | 20.1 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 244° | 1,590 m | 19.8 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 134° | 1,529 m | 14.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSE 151° | 1,473 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:46 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357553012
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