Buena Vista Recreation Area
Buena Vista Recreation Area is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 576 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Baseline Mesa, a peak 1.2 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 2.5 miles off. 180 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 576 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 10.9 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 12.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 5 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 18 mi
180 named places within 25 miles
- Silica Dome: 1.4 mi
- Pretzel Arch: 1.7 mi
- Atlatl 5 Hole Arch: 2.0 mi
- Little Mosquito Arch: 2.0 mi
- El Portal Arch: 2.2 mi
- Getchel Spring: 3.8 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 4.1 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 5.5 mi
- Rogers Spring: 6.1 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 12.1 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 1.2 mi
- Silica Dome: 1.8 mi
- Seven Sisters: 3.2 mi
- White Domes: 3.8 mi
- Overton Mesa: 4.0 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 2.6 mi
- The Professionals 1966 movie site: 3.8 mi
- Frehner Home: 5.3 mi
- Syphus Home: 5.4 mi
- Gibson Home: 5.4 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 5.3 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 5.5 mi
- Overton Park: 5.5 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 8.6 mi
- Grant M. Bowler Park: 9.5 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 5.6 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 13.7 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 13.8 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 16.0 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 16.2 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 8.7 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 9.5 mi
- St. Thomas: 5.5 mi
- Byron: 15.7 mi
- Crystal: 16.3 mi
- Dry Lake: 20.8 mi
- Rioville: 22.0 mi
- Engine Beach: 6.0 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 6.3 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 6.5 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 9.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 11.3 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 20.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 22.5 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 23.3 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 3.3 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 21.8 mi
- Lost City Museum: 4.9 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 9.2 mi
- Double Negative: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buena Vista Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | ENE 64° | 2,422 m | 22.0 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | E 81° | 1,738 m | 22.7 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 138° | 1,736 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 128° | 1,719 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SSE 151° | 1,601 m | 25.0 mi |
| Muddy Peak | SW 228° | 1,590 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 130° | 1,529 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SE 143° | 1,473 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, 3 mi away.
- Bighorn Sheep128 obs
- Common Chuckwalla23 obs
- Desert Iguana21 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear14 obs
- Silver Cholla7 obs
- Creosote Bush6 obs
- Birdcage Evening Primrose5 obs
- Western Whiptail4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357555666
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