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Baker Park

Baker Park from directly overhead

Baker Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 613 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Parks Playground, a park 0.5 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 0.7 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
613 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.14717, -115.14047

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 31
  • Whitney Mesa: 6.3 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 6.9 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 8.1 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 11.5 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 12.3 mi
Museums: 27
Springs: 27
  • Gypsum Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Calico Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Ash Spring: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • grass sand maze: 0.7 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 0.9 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 0.9 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 0.9 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Hot springs: 3
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 24.6 mi
  • Hot Springs: 24.6 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 5.9 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 23.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Baker Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 238°2,562 m23.7 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 284°2,465 m18.4 mi
Mount WilsonW 259°2,155 m19.5 mi
Gass PeakN 353°2,111 m17.6 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 258°2,079 m19.5 mi
Rainbow MountainW 262°2,075 m19.7 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 248°2,023 m20.6 mi
Bridge MountainW 268°1,968 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687788939284705748
Precip in0.60.80.40.20.10.00.40.30.30.30.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarran Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great-tailed Grackle126 obs
  • Rock Pigeon110 obs
  • House Sparrow39 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird28 obs
  • Western Honey Bee17 obs
  • Pallid-winged Grasshopper17 obs
  • House Finch17 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx13 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1444629643

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