The Cliffs
The Cliffs is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 385 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Owl Canyon Trailhead, a attraction 0.1 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 385 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 17.6 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 18.6 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Owl Canyon Trailhead: 0.1 mi
- Big Pillar: 0.6 mi
- Little Pillar: 0.7 mi
- Slot Canyon River Rapids: 0.9 mi
- Bowl Step: 1.0 mi
- Celebration Plaza: 4.9 mi
- Terrazza Park: 5.2 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 5.7 mi
- Wells Trailhead: 6.4 mi
- Tuscany Recreation Center: 7.3 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 8.0 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 8.7 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 8.7 mi
- Rock Lizards: 12.1 mi
- Reunion Trails Labyrinth: 12.4 mi
- Boxcar Rock: 3.5 mi
- Black Mesa: 5.4 mi
- Black Cone: 5.9 mi
- Red Needle: 5.9 mi
- Lava Butte: 5.9 mi
- Clark County Museum: 8.9 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 9.2 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 9.6 mi
- Shelby Museum: 15.4 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 16.6 mi
- Victory Garden: 9.0 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 14.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 15.6 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 15.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 8.5 mi
- Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 8.7 mi
- High Scaler Statue: 8.7 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 8.7 mi
- Hoover Dam Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 7.8 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 11.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 11.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.9 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 15.3 mi
- The Pillars: 0.6 mi
- Burro Point: 7.4 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 8.0 mi
- Great Unconformity: 10.9 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 12.5 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 10.2 mi
- Hot Springs: 10.2 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 10.3 mi
- Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 8.3 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 9.1 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 21.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 24.6 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 5.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 5.7 mi
- South Beach: 6.0 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 15.6 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | ESE 121° | 1,663 m | 15.1 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NNE 33° | 1,590 m | 15.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 222° | 1,552.05 m | 16.7 mi |
| Peak 5058 | SW 218° | 1,541.7 m | 18.1 mi |
| Peak 4928 | SW 221° | 1,502.06 m | 17.4 mi |
| Arden Peak | SW 225° | 1,322.23 m | 15.9 mi |
| Peak 4163 | SW 225° | 1,268.89 m | 15.0 mi |
| Black Hill | SSW 208° | 1,245 m | 12.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357549920
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 17 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 18 mi
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