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The Pillars

The Pillars, seen from above at true elevation

The Pillars is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 367 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Pillar, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
367 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.11615, -114.85185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Little Pillar: 0.0 mi
  • Big Pillar: 0.1 mi
  • Slot Canyon River Rapids: 0.3 mi
  • Bowl Step: 0.5 mi
  • Owl Canyon Trailhead: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Celebration Plaza: 4.5 mi
  • Terrazza Park: 4.8 mi
  • Mountain Lake Park: 5.5 mi
  • Wells Trailhead: 6.0 mi
  • Tuscany Recreation Center: 7.0 mi
Artworks
Peaks: 51
  • Boxcar Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Black Cone: 5.3 mi
  • Lava Butte: 5.3 mi
  • Red Needle: 5.3 mi
  • Pinnacle: 5.5 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 24
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 9.0 mi
  • Bootleg Canyon: 9.2 mi
  • Callville (submerged): 9.2 mi
  • Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • High Scaler Statue: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 24
Springs: 9
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Hot Springs: 10.8 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonESE 122°1,663 m15.7 mi
Muddy PeakNE 35°1,590 m15.4 mi
Black MountainSW 220°1,552.05 m16.7 mi
Peak 5058SW 217°1,541.7 m18.1 mi
Peak 4928SW 218°1,502.06 m17.4 mi
Arden PeakSW 222°1,322.23 m15.9 mi
Peak 4163SW 223°1,268.89 m15.0 mi
Black HillSSW 205°1,245 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2319:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:4916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562697988959386736050
Precip in0.70.80.50.30.10.10.50.60.20.40.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357561161

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