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Hoover Dam Memorial

Hoover Dam Memorial from directly overhead

Hoover Dam Memorial is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 384 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 less than a tenth of a mile away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 21 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
It is fitting that the flag of our country should fly here in honor of those men who, inspired by a vision of lonely lands made fruitful, conceived this great work and of those others whose genius and labor made that vision a reality.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.01668, -114.73907

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Boneyard of Hoover Dam: 0.5 mi
  • Slot Canyons: 2.9 mi
  • Liberty Bell Arch: 3.0 mi
  • (unknown object): 6.3 mi
  • Peak Overlook: 7.0 mi
Parks
  • Hemenway Valley Park: 5.4 mi
  • Celebration Park: 5.9 mi
  • Wilbur Square: 5.9 mi
  • Bootleg Canyon Park: 7.2 mi
  • Bootleg Canyon Park: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 58
Peaks: 53
Historic sites: 19
Museums: 15
Springs: 13
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 10
Hot springs: 8
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Hot Springs: 2.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 3.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Beaches: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hoover Dam Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonE 101°1,663 m7.2 mi
Muddy PeakN 7°1,590 m19.6 mi
Black MountainWSW 251°1,552.05 m18.0 mi
Peak 5058WSW 246°1,541.7 m18.8 mi
Peak 4928WSW 249°1,502.06 m18.4 mi
Arden PeakWSW 254°1,322.23 m17.7 mi
Peak 4163WSW 256°1,268.89 m17.0 mi
Black HillWSW 250°1,245 m12.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:51
June solstice05:2319:2220:00
September equinox06:2818:0418:37
December solstice06:4715:4916:29

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505562707990969385725950
Precip in0.80.91.00.30.20.10.60.50.40.50.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5267072327

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