Old Swim Beach
Old Swim Beach is a beach in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 388 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Ann Marguret Beach, a beach 0.6 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 4.8 miles off. 187 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
The story
Beach in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
Wikidata Q49322358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 388 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 6.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 11.6 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 11 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 13 mi
187 named places within 25 miles
- Getchel Spring: 2.8 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 5.2 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 5.4 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 6.1 mi
- Rogers Spring: 6.4 mi
- El Portal Arch: 5.0 mi
- Little Mosquito Arch: 5.3 mi
- Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 5.4 mi
- Little Arch: 5.5 mi
- Kiss 2: 5.5 mi
- Saint Thomas Salt: 2.3 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 5.2 mi
- Blue Point: 5.7 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Silica Dome: 7.9 mi
- St. Thomas Post Office: 2.0 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 2.0 mi
- Gentry Store: 2.1 mi
- Gentry Home: 2.1 mi
- Syphus Home: 2.1 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Overton Park: 8.5 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 8.8 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 12.3 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 19.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 19.2 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 19.4 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 19.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 24.0 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 13.9 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- St. Thomas: 2.0 mi
- Rioville: 20.0 mi
- Byron: 21.7 mi
- Crystal: 22.7 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 0.6 mi
- Engine Beach: 1.4 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 3.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 12.5 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 23.4 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 24.5 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 6.4 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 9.4 mi
- Lost City Museum: 8.0 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 13.0 mi
- Double Negative: 12.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Swim Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | NE 50° | 2,422 m | 17.8 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | ENE 72° | 1,738 m | 17.1 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SSE 148° | 1,736 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 137° | 1,719 m | 16.3 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 163° | 1,601 m | 20.9 mi |
| Muddy Peak | WSW 243° | 1,590 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 140° | 1,529 m | 14.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SSE 155° | 1,473 m | 18.6 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 | 17:26 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357553018
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