Apex
Apex is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 753 m. Quartzite Mountain stands 2,152 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrolime, a ghost town 1.9 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 13 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 15.4 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 19.6 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Neon Museum Sign: 15.6 mi
- Cesars Palace Sign: 15.6 mi
- Ugly Duckling Sign: 15.6 mi
- La Concha Motel Sign: 15.6 mi
- Frontier Sign: 15.6 mi
- Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Lands: 3.4 mi
- Shadow Rock Park: 9.6 mi
- Freedom Park: 10.1 mi
- Nellis Meadows Park: 11.0 mi
- Sunrise Park: 11.0 mi
- Slot Canyon River Rapids: 15.1 mi
- Little Pillar: 15.3 mi
- Bowl Step: 15.3 mi
- Big Pillar: 15.3 mi
- Bowls of Fire: 16.0 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Lava Butte: 12.5 mi
- Black Cone: 12.5 mi
- Muddy Peak: 13.2 mi
- Shelby Museum: 6.3 mi
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum: 15.4 mi
- Neon Museum: 15.6 mi
- The Mob Museum: 16.1 mi
- Discovery Children's Museum: 16.7 mi
- grass sand maze: 16.7 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 17.3 mi
- Swm n Pool: 17.4 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 17.4 mi
- Home of ADVENTURES with Christian, RIP: 18.0 mi
- Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 17.1 mi
- Palm Oasis: 18.3 mi
- Cactus Alley: 18.3 mi
- Teaching Garden: 18.3 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 8.4 mi
- White Spot Spring: 17.2 mi
- Upper White Blotch Spring: 17.7 mi
- Lower White Blotch Spring: 18.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 18.1 mi
- Great Unconformity: 10.3 mi
- The Pillars: 15.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 18.8 mi
- Burro Point: 20.8 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 21.2 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 16.5 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 18.8 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 20.8 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.5 mi
- South Beach: 21.7 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Apex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quartzite Mountain | NW 323° | 2,152 m | 14.9 mi |
| Gass Peak | WNW 289° | 2,111 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 326° | 2,018 m | 19.0 mi |
| Fossil Ridge | WNW 297° | 1,664 m | 17.5 mi |
| Muddy Peak | E 99° | 1,590 m | 13.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | WNW 285° | 1,314 m | 18.6 mi |
| Frenchman Mountain | SSW 201° | 1,236 m | 11.1 mi |
| River Mountain | S 170° | 1,155 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 | 50 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N LAS Vegas, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
WikidataDay trips start here
- Las Vegas · 16 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 20 mi
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