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Mission Hills Park

Mission Hills Park from directly overhead

Mission Hills Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 691 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is McCullough Vista Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 13 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
691 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.99599, -114.96127

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McCullough Vista Park: 0.9 mi
  • Boulder Creek Park: 1.1 mi
  • O'Callaghan Park: 1.5 mi
  • Paradise Pointe Park: 1.6 mi
  • Equestrian Park South and Trailhead: 1.7 mi
Attractions
  • Mojave Gardens Outdoor Classroom: 1.3 mi
  • Heritage Street of Historic Homes: 1.3 mi
  • Paiute Village: 1.3 mi
  • Historic Mining Vehicles: 1.3 mi
  • Stationary Engines: 1.4 mi
Artworks
  • Rock Lizards: 2.3 mi
  • Smiley Face Rock Art: 2.8 mi
  • Smiley Face Rock Art: 2.8 mi
  • Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art: 2.9 mi
  • It All Starts Here.: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 50
  • Mount Scorpion: 2.8 mi
  • Black Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Areola Peak: 3.1 mi
  • Peak 3382: 3.8 mi
  • Peak 3916: 4.5 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 27
Gardens: 24
  • Victory Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Rock Art (Peace): 6.2 mi
  • Rock Garden: 6.5 mi
Springs: 12
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Nevada Hot Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Forlorn Hope Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Davis Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Hot Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Hot Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 9.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mission Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonE 90°1,663 m19.5 mi
Black MountainSW 226°1,552.05 m6.4 mi
Peak 5058SW 217°1,541.7 m7.8 mi
Peak 4928SW 221°1,502.06 m7.1 mi
Knob HillSSE 165°1,348 m23.9 mi
Arden PeakSW 233°1,322.23 m5.8 mi
Peak 4163SW 236°1,268.89 m4.9 mi
Sheep MountainSW 229°1,264 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0418:38
December solstice06:4715:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505562707990969385725950
Precip in0.80.91.00.30.20.10.60.50.40.50.40.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Creosote Bush55 obs
  • Gambel's Quail19 obs
  • Bighorn Sheep19 obs
  • Southern House Mosquito15 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird13 obs
  • Silver Cholla12 obs
  • California Barrel Cactus9 obs
  • House Finch9 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 way/212668970

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