Clark County Wetlands Park
Clark County Wetlands Park is a nature reserve in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 486 m. Gass Peak stands 2,111 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Trailhead, a park 1.3 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 9.8 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clark County Parks & Recreation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 9.7 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 20.2 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 25 mi
- Calico I · 25 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sunrise Trailhead: 1.3 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Weston Hills Park: 1.6 mi
- Rodeo Park: 2.0 mi
- Wells Trailhead: 2.0 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 2.9 mi
- Reunion Trails Labyrinth: 5.5 mi
- Big Head Statue: 7.2 mi
- Rock Lizards: 7.4 mi
- Plants, Portraits, and Patterns: 8.1 mi
- Rock Art: 4.2 mi
- Rock Art: 4.2 mi
- Rock Art: 4.2 mi
- Rock Art: 4.2 mi
- Rock Art: 4.2 mi
- Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle: 3.0 mi
- Red Needle: 3.3 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Black Cone: 4.7 mi
- Clark County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 8.4 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 8.8 mi
- Elvis Presley Museum: 9.4 mi
- Zak Bagan's The Haunted Museum: 9.6 mi
- Home of ADVENTURES with Christian, RIP: 2.2 mi
- Josh Stevens Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Josh Stevens Monument: 7.4 mi
- Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 8.5 mi
- grass sand maze: 9.1 mi
- Victory Garden: 6.4 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 8.3 mi
- Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden: 8.3 mi
- Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden: 8.4 mi
- Learning Garden: 8.4 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 7.7 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 8.9 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 20.8 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 22.6 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 4.2 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Great Unconformity: 6.9 mi
- The Pillars: 7.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.3 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 15.6 mi
- Hot Springs: 15.6 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.9 mi
- Hot Spring: 16.5 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 1.4 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 16.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 16.7 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 21.8 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 11.6 mi
- Boulder Beach: 11.9 mi
- South Beach: 12.1 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 7.4 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clark County Wetlands Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gass Peak | NNW 333° | 2,111 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ESE 108° | 1,663 m | 22.3 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NE 50° | 1,590 m | 21.7 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 194° | 1,552.05 m | 11.8 mi |
| Peak 5058 | SSW 193° | 1,541.7 m | 13.5 mi |
| Blue Diamond Hill | W 271° | 1,503 m | 22.5 mi |
| Peak 4928 | SSW 194° | 1,502.06 m | 12.6 mi |
| Kraft Mountain | W 281° | 1,437 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarran Intl AP, 10 mi away.
- Ruddy Duck642 obs
- American Coot563 obs
- Desert Cottontail534 obs
- Northern Shoveler503 obs
- Common Gallinule498 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler483 obs
- Greater Roadrunner480 obs
- Cinnamon Teal473 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1260888517
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 10 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 10 mi
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