The Temple
The Temple is a cliff in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 379 m. Iron Mountain stands 1,956 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Delmar Butte, a peak 1.4 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 16 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 379 m
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 28.1 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
111 named places within 25 miles
- Salt Spring: 4.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 6.5 mi
- Ruby Spring: 8.5 mi
- Twin Springs: 9.3 mi
- Walker Spring: 9.3 mi
- Delmar Butte: 1.4 mi
- The Haystacks: 3.0 mi
- Gold Cross Peak: 5.7 mi
- Round Rock Point: 6.9 mi
- Gregg Peak: 6.9 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 8.2 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Center Point: 15.8 mi
- Grand Wash Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Grand Wash Cliffs: 17.5 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 6.7 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 13.0 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 22.6 mi
- Callville (submerged): 23.7 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 19.0 mi
- Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 22.5 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 23.4 mi
- Slot Canyons: 24.7 mi
- Rioville: 10.0 mi
- White Hills: 22.6 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 16.7 mi
- Columbine Falls: 19.7 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 18.0 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Mountain | SE 134° | 1,956 m | 20.0 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | SE 143° | 1,951 m | 21.2 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | NNE 25° | 1,736 m | 12.0 mi |
| Mica Peak | NNE 23° | 1,719 m | 16.3 mi |
| Mount Wilson | W 259° | 1,663 m | 19.4 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | N 10° | 1,601 m | 7.0 mi |
| Senator Mountain | S 190° | 1,562 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gold Butte | NNE 17° | 1,529 m | 16.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:47 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 89 | 96 | 94 | 85 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Temple BAR, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8990566450
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