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Desert Inn Pool

Desert Inn Pool from directly overhead

Desert Inn Pool is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 525 m. La Madre Mountain stands 2,465 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Desert Inn Estates Island Park, a park 0.2 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
525 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.12470, -115.06880

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Rock Art: 3.0 mi
  • Rock Art: 3.0 mi
  • Rock Art: 3.3 mi
  • Rock Art: 3.4 mi
  • Rock Art: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Artworks
  • Plants, Portraits, and Patterns: 3.8 mi
  • UNLV Surplus Center: 3.8 mi
  • Pioneer Wall: 4.1 mi
  • The Flashlight: 4.1 mi
  • The Talisman: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 31
  • Whitney Mesa: 3.1 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 3.8 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 5.9 mi
  • The Pillars: 12.1 mi
  • The Cliffs: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
Springs: 22
  • Gypsum Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Red Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Calico Spring: 19.9 mi
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Hot Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Desert Inn Pool. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
La Madre MountainWNW 286°2,465 m22.6 mi
Mount WilsonW 265°2,155 m23.3 mi
Gass PeakNNW 342°2,111 m20.0 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 264°2,079 m23.2 mi
Rainbow MountainW 267°2,075 m23.6 mi
Bridge MountainW 272°1,968 m23.5 mi
Indecision PeakW 261°1,960 m23.1 mi
Turtlehead PeakW 280°1,920 m21.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:52
June solstice05:2419:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5016:30

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, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Rock Pigeon8 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle8 obs
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove7 obs
  • Mediterranean House Gecko7 obs
  • Ornate Tree Lizard5 obs
  • Western Honey Bee4 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx4 obs
  • House Sparrow3 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 node/357567792

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