The Ribbons
The Ribbons is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 1,085 m. West Mountain Peak stands 2,346 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Summit Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 23 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1085 m
How to reach it
- 23.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
101 named places within 25 miles
- Summit Spring: 0.6 mi
- Tule Spring: 1.9 mi
- Abe Spring: 2.1 mi
- Jones Spring: 6.5 mi
- Gourd Spring: 7.8 mi
- Jumbled Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Jones Spring Point: 5.2 mi
- The Summit: 12.2 mi
- Davidson Peak: 12.5 mi
- Blue Nose Peak: 12.6 mi
- Mesquite Regional Park Trailhead: 19.0 mi
- Mesquite Rodeo Grounds: 19.3 mi
- Marilyn Redd Park: 19.7 mi
- Desert Rose Park: 19.9 mi
- Recreation Center Park: 20.2 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 18.0 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 18.0 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 19.3 mi
- Castle Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Castle Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Arizona, Nevada, Utah Tri-state Monument: 11.8 mi
- Walt Ray Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Walter Ray Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 19.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 19.9 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
- Donkey History Museum: 20.4 mi
- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Ribbons. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Mountain Peak | ENE 73° | 2,346 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mormon Peak | WSW 246° | 2,254 m | 15.3 mi |
| Sawmill Mountain | N 3° | 2,249 m | 20.4 mi |
| Jacks Mountain | N 6° | 2,245 m | 21.3 mi |
| Scrub Peak | E 92° | 2,065 m | 23.4 mi |
| Jarvis Peak | E 87° | 1,989 m | 24.9 mi |
| Moapa Peak | SW 218° | 1,955 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rust Peak | WSW 236° | 1,940.052 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:22 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:44 | 16:24 |
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 | 45 | 48 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lytle RCH, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357549983
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