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Chalk Cliffs

Chalk Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Cliffs is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 227 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohave Peaks, a peak 0.7 miles away. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
227 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.75415, -114.69831
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 10.0 mi
  • Liberty Bell Arch: 15.3 mi
  • Slot Canyons: 15.9 mi
  • Large Road Gap Jump: 18.2 mi
  • Bender Sender Road Gap Step Down: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Mohave Peaks: 0.7 mi
  • Malpais Flattop Mesa: 3.0 mi
  • Fire Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Monkey Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Mount Duncan: 6.9 mi
Springs: 29
  • Miners Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Davis Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Forlorn Hope Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Bridge Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Huse Spring: 7.1 mi
Parks: 28
  • Xeriscape Park: 15.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 16.2 mi
  • Celebration Park: 17.1 mi
  • Wilbur Square: 17.4 mi
  • Bootleg Canyon Park: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
Hot springs: 8
  • Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 14.3 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 4
Museums: 3
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 17.3 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 22.4 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonNNE 16°1,663 m17.4 mi
Mount PerkinsSE 140°1,660 m16.6 mi
Senator MountainENE 75°1,562 m22.1 mi
Black MountainWNW 302°1,552.05 m22.9 mi
Peak 5058WNW 298°1,541.7 m22.0 mi
Ireteba PeaksSSW 214°1,528 m13.2 mi
Peak 4928WNW 300°1,502.06 m22.5 mi
Knob HillSW 234°1,348 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2419:2119:59
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4615:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728292979688766253
Precip in0.71.00.70.30.10.10.20.20.20.60.30.5

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357546093

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