Fyfe Playground
Fyfe Playground is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 660 m. Harris Mountain stands 3,052 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Boomtown 1905, a attraction 0.3 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 660 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 3.0 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 8.5 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 13 mi
- Calico I · 13 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 13 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boomtown 1905: 0.3 mi
- Path to Boomtown: 0.3 mi
- Path to Boomtown: 0.4 mi
- Cinega Rim Overlook: 0.5 mi
- Historic Well Derrick: 0.6 mi
- Lorenzi Park: 0.5 mi
- Las Vegas Springs Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Griffith Park: 0.6 mi
- Ed Fountain Park: 0.9 mi
- Essex Park: 1.1 mi
- cornerstone gallery: 2.7 mi
- Photo Bang Bang: 2.8 mi
- Cobalt Gallery: 2.8 mi
- G gallery: 2.8 mi
- Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 3.0 mi
- Lone Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 9.8 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 11.4 mi
- Exploration Peak: 11.6 mi
- Suburban Crag: 7.9 mi
- Gun Club Left Wall: 8.7 mi
- Gun Club Right Wall: 8.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 9.9 mi
- Great Unconformity: 10.4 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 10.7 mi
- Red Spring: 12.9 mi
- Calico Spring: 12.9 mi
- Ash Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.9 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 0.3 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 0.4 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Origen Museum: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Cactus Alley: 0.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 0.6 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Palm Oasis: 0.6 mi
- Swm n Pool: 2.7 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 2.7 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 2.8 mi
- grass sand maze: 3.4 mi
- Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.9 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 10.7 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 12.6 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 14.1 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 16.6 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 24.0 mi
- Boulder Beach: 24.4 mi
- South Beach: 24.7 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 8.9 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 20.4 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Fyfe Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Mountain | W 281° | 3,052 m | 23.7 mi |
| Angel Peak | WNW 295° | 2,704 m | 23.4 mi |
| Potosi Mountain | SW 230° | 2,562 m | 22.5 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | W 280° | 2,465 m | 15.1 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 251° | 2,155 m | 17.2 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | NNE 15° | 2,152 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 3° | 2,111 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | WSW 249° | 2,079 m | 17.2 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 Mockingbird151 obs
- Greater Roadrunner90 obs
- Verdin87 obs
- Great-tailed Grackle85 obs
- House Finch70 obs
- Desert Cottontail66 obs
- Mourning Dove65 obs
- Cooper's Hawk63 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/159924144
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 3 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 5 mi
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