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Las Vegas Springs Preserve

Las Vegas Springs Preserve from directly overhead

Las Vegas Springs Preserve is a park in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 653 m. Angel Peak stands 2,704 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Origen Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Las Vegas Valley Water District

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.17051, -115.18885

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Artworks
  • cornerstone gallery: 2.3 mi
  • Photo Bang Bang: 2.4 mi
  • Cobalt Gallery: 2.4 mi
  • G gallery: 2.4 mi
  • Mechan9: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 32
  • Suburban Crag: 8.3 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Gun Club Right Wall: 9.2 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 9.4 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 9.9 mi
Springs: 31
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Red Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Calico Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Ash Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 14.9 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
  • Cactus Alley: 0.1 mi
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 0.1 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 0.1 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 0.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Swm n Pool: 2.2 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 2.2 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 2.3 mi
  • grass sand maze: 3.0 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 8.4 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Las Vegas Springs Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Angel PeakWNW 296°2,704 m23.8 mi
Potosi MountainSW 231°2,562 m22.5 mi
La Madre MountainW 281°2,465 m15.4 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 252°2,155 m17.3 mi
Quartzite MountainNNE 14°2,152 m23.6 mi
Gass PeakN 2°2,111 m15.9 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 251°2,079 m17.3 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 256°2,075 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667686929082695647
Precip in0.70.80.50.20.10.00.10.20.20.30.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Mockingbird151 obs
  • Greater Roadrunner90 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle88 obs
  • Verdin87 obs
  • House Finch70 obs
  • Desert Cottontail67 obs
  • Mourning Dove65 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk62 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/99462683

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