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Cannon School Park

Cannon School Park from directly overhead

Cannon School Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 611 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Paradise Vista Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
611 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.08507, -115.11546

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 34
  • Whitney Mesa: 2.9 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 3.2 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 9.7 mi
  • The Pillars: 14.9 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 27
Springs: 26
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Red Spring: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 25
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 21.7 mi
  • Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 1.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Cannon School Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 249°2,562 m23.1 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 295°2,465 m21.1 mi
Mount WilsonW 272°2,155 m20.6 mi
Gass PeakN 351°2,111 m22.1 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 270°2,079 m20.4 mi
Rainbow MountainW 274°2,075 m21.0 mi
Mountain Springs PeakW 261°2,023 m20.8 mi
Bridge MountainW 280°1,968 m21.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:30

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, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Mallard198 obs
  • Redhead167 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle136 obs
  • Canada Goose121 obs
  • American Wigeon113 obs
  • Gambel's Quail108 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck102 obs
  • Rock Pigeon91 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/1417439815

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