Dry Lake
Dry Lake is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 639 m. Hayford Peak stands 2,997 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Garnet, a ghost town 5.0 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Clark County, Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 24.9 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 27.4 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Lands: 13.4 mi
- Saddlebrook Park: 19.6 mi
- Shadow Rock Park: 19.6 mi
- Freedom Park: 19.8 mi
- Centennial-Lawrence Trailhead: 19.9 mi
- Piano Rock: 16.0 mi
- Arch Rock: 16.2 mi
- Wind Stone Arch: 16.4 mi
- Windstone Arch: 16.4 mi
- Atlatl Rock: 16.4 mi
- Piute Point: 10.3 mi
- Muddy Peak: 13.7 mi
- Quartzite Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Beehive Rock: 16.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 16.8 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 17.6 mi
- Wamp Spring: 18.0 mi
- Warm Springs: 18.9 mi
- Mormon Well Spring: 19.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 19.5 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 18.8 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 19.9 mi
- Shelby Museum: 15.8 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 22.1 mi
- Lost City Museum: 22.9 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 17.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 17.6 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 23.5 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 18.8 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 19.0 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 23.7 mi
- Great Unconformity: 20.3 mi
- The Pillars: 23.5 mi
- The Cliffs: 24.0 mi
- The Professionals 1966 movie site: 17.3 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dry Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayford Peak | NW 305° | 2,997 m | 24.2 mi |
| Sheep Peak | WNW 291° | 2,936 m | 24.2 mi |
| Johns Peak | NW 309° | 2,863 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hidden Forest Ridge | WNW 300° | 2,859 m | 24.8 mi |
| Negrohead Peak | NW 308° | 2,573 m | 22.1 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | WNW 283° | 2,152 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gass Peak | WSW 258° | 2,111 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 294° | 2,018 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:48 | 16:28 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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