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Cliff · Nevada

People's Wall

OpenStreetMap · way/1237188552

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Elevation, modelled: 1,304 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Charleston Peak3,632 m · 16.7 mi
Nearest byway: Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)1.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:03local time
Coordinates: 36.2905, -115.3961

People's Wall, seen from above at true elevation

People's Wall is a cliff in Nevada, at a modelled 1,304 m. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Insomnia Cave, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 1.1 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Charleston Peak	W 266°	3,632 m	16.7 mi
Mummy Mountain	W 273°	3,454 m	14.1 mi
Griffith Peak	WSW 254°	3,369 m	14.5 mi
McFarland Peak	W 281°	3,266 m	18.7 mi
Bonanza Peak	WNW 284°	3,164 m	20.1 mi
Fletcher Peak	W 269°	3,122 m	12.6 mi
The Sisters	W 280°	3,102 m	16.2 mi
Harris Mountain	WSW 254°	3,052 m	12.5 mi

On the road

1.1 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
1.1 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
9.0 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
9.3 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Attractions

Drop: 5.4 mi
Rock Drop: 5.6 mi
"X" Marks the Spot: 6.0 mi
Gap Jump: 6.2 mi
"X" Spot: 7.5 mi

Artworks

Journey to the West: 15.9 mi
Mechan9: 16.2 mi
Be Scorchd: 16.2 mi
Red Ball: 16.2 mi
In Every Lieftime I Will Find You: 16.2 mi

Springs56

Cabin Springs: 7.8 mi
Harris Springs: 8.9 mi
Ash Spring: 9.3 mi
La Madre Spring: 9.6 mi
Calico Spring: 9.8 mi

Peaks51

Cliffs28

Museums24

Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 11.3 mi
Waterworks Museum: 14.0 mi
Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 14.0 mi
Nevada State Museum: 14.1 mi
Origen Museum: 14.2 mi

Gardens17

The Grove: 6.9 mi
Provident Community Garden: 13.6 mi
Herb Garden: 14.3 mi
Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 14.3 mi
Cactus Alley: 14.3 mi

Historic sites14

Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 5.8 mi
Andreas Probst: 8.1 mi
Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 10.5 mi
Joe Zaher: 10.5 mi
Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 10.8 mi

Picnic sites4

Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 10.5 mi
Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 22.1 mi

Nature reserves3

Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 7.6 mi
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 15.7 mi
Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 23.0 mi

Waterfalls3

Little Falls: 14.7 mi
Mary Jane Falls: 15.4 mi
Big Falls: 15.8 mi

Ghost towns1

Bard: 22.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:46	18:20	18:54
June solstice	05:25	19:25	20:03
September equinox	06:30	18:06	18:40
December solstice	06:50	15:51	16:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	44	47	54	60	69	79	84	83	75	63	51	43
Precip in	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Desert NWR, 10 mi away.

Sources

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