Pahrump Valley Museum
Pahrump Valley Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 795 m. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Petrack Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 19 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
museum in Pahrump, Nevada, United States
Wikidata Q106991368, matched on coordinates and name (100 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 19.0 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 21.5 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 21.6 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook · 22 mi
- Desert View Overlook · 23 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Crystal Spring: 14.7 mi
- Horseshutem Springs: 15.5 mi
- Twelvemile Spring: 15.9 mi
- Big Timber Spring: 16.2 mi
- Grapevine Springs: 16.5 mi
- High Peak: 7.4 mi
- Pupfish Peak: 14.2 mi
- Mount Montgomery: 14.3 mi
- Shadow Mountain: 14.3 mi
- Nopah Peak: 14.6 mi
- Pahrump Valley Speedway: 1.5 mi
- Art Bell: 5.8 mi
- Pahrump Firework Launch Site: 6.0 mi
- Coast to Coast Radio Station: 9.4 mi
- Coast to Coast Radio Station: 9.4 mi
- Petrack Park: 0.6 mi
- Trojan Park: 0.9 mi
- Discovery Park: 1.3 mi
- Ian Deutch Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Calvada Eye: 2.6 mi
- Art Bell Memorial Bench: 2.6 mi
- Migger Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Queho’s grave marker: 16.7 mi
- Cathedral Canyon: 16.8 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 23.6 mi
- Big Falls: 18.7 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 19.2 mi
- Little Falls: 19.7 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Echo Cliff: 20.3 mi
- Shoshone Museum: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pahrump Valley Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | ENE 78° | 3,632 m | 17.8 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | ENE 74° | 3,454 m | 20.8 mi |
| Griffith Peak | E 87° | 3,369 m | 20.2 mi |
| McFarland Peak | ENE 62° | 3,266 m | 17.8 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NE 56° | 3,164 m | 17.4 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | ENE 78° | 3,122 m | 22.0 mi |
| The Sisters | ENE 67° | 3,102 m | 19.6 mi |
| Harris Mountain | E 86° | 3,052 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:54 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pahrump 4 NW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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