Ed Fountain Park
Ed Fountain Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 667 m. Harris Mountain stands 3,052 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is McWilliams Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 667 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Las Vegas
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 4.0 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 8.1 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 11.4 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Calico I · 13 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- McWilliams Playground: 0.4 mi
- Wildwood Park: 0.8 mi
- Fyfe Playground: 0.9 mi
- Ronzone Playground: 1.0 mi
- Lorenzi Park: 1.2 mi
- Boomtown 1905: 1.2 mi
- Path to Boomtown: 1.2 mi
- Path to Boomtown: 1.4 mi
- Cinega Rim Overlook: 1.4 mi
- Historic Well Derrick: 1.5 mi
- cornerstone gallery: 3.6 mi
- Photo Bang Bang: 3.7 mi
- Cobalt Gallery: 3.7 mi
- G gallery: 3.7 mi
- Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 3.8 mi
- Lone Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 10.7 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Firehouse Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 11.2 mi
- Red Spring: 12.4 mi
- Calico Spring: 12.5 mi
- Ash Spring: 12.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.9 mi
- Suburban Crag: 7.0 mi
- Gun Club Left Wall: 7.9 mi
- Gun Club Right Wall: 7.9 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 10.8 mi
- Great Unconformity: 10.9 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 1.2 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 1.3 mi
- Origen Museum: 1.4 mi
- Discovery Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.5 mi
- Cactus Alley: 1.5 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 1.6 mi
- Palm Oasis: 1.6 mi
- Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 3.5 mi
- Joe Zaher: 3.5 mi
- Swm n Pool: 3.6 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 3.6 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 3.7 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 9.8 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 13.4 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 14.7 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 16.4 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 9.8 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 19.5 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 24.9 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Ed Fountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Mountain | W 279° | 3,052 m | 23.0 mi |
| Angel Peak | WNW 294° | 2,704 m | 22.6 mi |
| Potosi Mountain | SW 227° | 2,562 m | 22.6 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | W 277° | 2,465 m | 14.3 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 248° | 2,155 m | 16.9 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | NNE 17° | 2,152 m | 22.7 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 5° | 2,111 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | WSW 246° | 2,079 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:51 | 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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 2 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird147 obs
- Greater Roadrunner87 obs
- Verdin86 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle76 obs
- House Finch68 obs
- Desert Cottontail65 obs
- Mourning Dove63 obs
- Phainopepla61 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 way/80341616
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 4 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 6 mi
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