Virgin Valley Heritage Museum
Virgin Valley Heritage Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 486 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Library Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 9.6 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
The story
The Virgin Valley Heritage Museum, originally known as the Desert Valley Museum, is in Mesquite, Nevada and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The museum displays exhibits about area pioneers and local history.
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Wikidata Q7933996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 20 mi
120 named places within 25 miles
- Hen Spring: 9.7 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.1 mi
- Government Spring: 12.6 mi
- North Key West Spring: 13.5 mi
- South Key West Spring: 14.1 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Virgin Hill: 9.0 mi
- Lone Mesa: 9.1 mi
- Lead Mine Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Lime Kiln Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Library Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Mill Park: 0.3 mi
- Pulsipher Park: 0.3 mi
- Recreation Center Park: 0.4 mi
- Hunter Sports Park: 0.5 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 4.1 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 9.2 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 12.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 15.5 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 0.6 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 11.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 11.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 24.8 mi
- Whitney Pocket Day-Use Parking: 19.9 mi
- Whitney Pocket Arch: 20.0 mi
- Neapolitan Arch: 20.0 mi
- Donkey History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Arizona, Nevada, Utah Tri-state Monument: 13.6 mi
- Double Negative: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virgin Valley Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | S 190° | 2,422 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Bangs | E 94° | 2,420 m | 11.9 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | E 98° | 2,245 m | 14.6 mi |
| Scrub Peak | NE 38° | 2,065 m | 21.9 mi |
| Jarvis Peak | NE 38° | 1,989 m | 24.5 mi |
| Moapa Peak | W 280° | 1,955 m | 21.5 mi |
| Low Mountain | E 84° | 1,954 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mustang Knoll | ESE 103° | 1,857 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:44 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bunkerville, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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