Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Winged Figures of the Republic, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River, United States.
Dates from 1931.
Wikidata Q172822, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1936
- Height
- 221.4 m
- Material
- concrete
What to expect
- Operated by
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 24.8 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 24.8 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemenway Valley Park: 5.4 mi
- Celebration Park: 5.9 mi
- Wilbur Square: 5.9 mi
- Bootleg Canyon Park: 7.3 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Promontory Point: 1.0 mi
- Paint Pots: 2.9 mi
- Fortification Hill: 3.7 mi
- The Knoll: 5.9 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 0.1 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 13.4 mi
- Rock Lizards: 14.9 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 15.2 mi
- Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art: 15.3 mi
- Boneyard of Hoover Dam: 0.6 mi
- Slot Canyons: 2.8 mi
- Liberty Bell Arch: 2.9 mi
- (unknown object): 6.3 mi
- Peak Overlook: 7.0 mi
- Hoover Dam Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 0.1 mi
- Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 0.1 mi
- High Scaler Statue: 0.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 5.6 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 2.6 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 13.9 mi
- Forlorn Hope Spring: 15.2 mi
- Davis Spring: 15.3 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 6.1 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 7.0 mi
- Clark County Museum: 11.6 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 23.4 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 23.9 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 0.8 mi
- Burro Point: 4.6 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- The Pillars: 9.4 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Victory Garden: 11.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.4 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 18.7 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 23.3 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 2.1 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 2.3 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 3.9 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 3.9 mi
- Rioville: 21.1 mi
- Lucky Jim Camp: 22.0 mi
- El Dorado City: 22.0 mi
- Apex: 24.1 mi
- South Beach: 3.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 3.4 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 3.8 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 15.2 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 15.3 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 21.8 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 21.5 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 5.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoover Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | E 101° | 1,663 m | 7.2 mi |
| Muddy Peak | N 7° | 1,590 m | 19.7 mi |
| Peak 5058 | WSW 246° | 1,542 m | 18.8 mi |
| Peak 4928 | WSW 249° | 1,502 m | 18.4 mi |
| Arden Peak | WSW 254° | 1,322 m | 17.8 mi |
| Peak 4163 | WSW 256° | 1,269 m | 17.1 mi |
| Black Hill | WSW 250° | 1,245 m | 12.3 mi |
| Frenchman Mountain | NW 308° | 1,236 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 81000382OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/49938932
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 25 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 25 mi
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