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Echo Cliff

Echo Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Echo Cliff is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 2,548 m. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Rock, a peak 0.4 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 0.7 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2548 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.25052, -115.64502

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 56
  • Mazie Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Stanley B Springs: 1.4 mi
  • Stanley B Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Fletcher Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Trout Springs: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 48
Attractions: 46
  • End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 11.0 mi
  • Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 14.9 mi
  • Red Rock National Conservation Park: 14.9 mi
  • "X" Spot: 15.2 mi
  • "X" Spot: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Sandstone Bluffs: 10.8 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 11.6 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 11.7 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 11.9 mi
  • Spectrum Wall: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Wilson Homestead: 12.5 mi
  • Dedication Walkway: 14.5 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 18.4 mi
  • Art Bell Memorial Bench: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 0.7 mi
  • Big Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Mary Jane Falls: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • The Grove: 21.1 mi
  • Provident Community Garden: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakWNW 297°3,632 m3.2 mi
Mummy MountainN 357°3,454 m3.4 mi
Griffith PeakS 183°3,369 m1.3 mi
McFarland PeakNW 324°3,266 m7.7 mi
Bonanza PeakNW 323°3,164 m9.4 mi
Fletcher PeakNNE 27°3,122 m2.8 mi
The SistersNNW 339°3,102 m5.9 mi
Harris MountainESE 109°3,052 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:2619:2620:04
September equinox06:3118:0718:41
December solstice06:5115:5216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333337425060666558483933
Precip in3.75.12.91.00.80.32.22.31.71.81.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Charleston Fire STN, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357557920

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