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Fox Ridge Park

Fox Ridge Park from directly overhead

Fox Ridge Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 579 m. La Madre Mountain stands 2,465 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bike Jump, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 6.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
579 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.05860, -115.06870

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Silver Springs Park: 0.9 mi
  • Silver Springs Pool: 1.0 mi
  • Whitney Mesa Park: 1.0 mi
  • Public Park: 1.2 mi
  • Armijo's Camp: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Whitney Mesa: 1.2 mi
  • Peak 3382: 6.3 mi
  • Peak 3916: 6.5 mi
  • Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 6.8 mi
  • Peak 3920+: 7.1 mi
Artworks
Cliffs: 28
  • Whitney Mesa: 0.9 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 1.5 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 10.0 mi
  • The Pillars: 12.7 mi
  • The Cliffs: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
Springs: 21
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 19.5 mi
  • Mormon Green Springs: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Hot Springs: 18.6 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 2.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Fox Ridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
La Madre MountainWNW 296°2,465 m24.3 mi
Mount WilsonW 276°2,155 m23.3 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 275°2,079 m23.1 mi
Rainbow MountainW 278°2,075 m23.8 mi
Mountain Springs PeakW 266°2,023 m23.2 mi
Bridge MountainWNW 283°1,968 m24.1 mi
Indecision PeakW 273°1,960 m22.9 mi
Turtlehead PeakWNW 292°1,920 m22.7 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 solstice06:4815:5116:30

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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Coot83 obs
  • Mallard81 obs
  • Redhead77 obs
  • Canada Goose75 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle68 obs
  • Killdeer47 obs
  • Pied-billed Grebe42 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird42 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/357568386

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