Park · Nevada

Nathaniel Jones Park

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Elevation, modelled: 845 m
Tallest summit within 23.6 miles: Potosi Mountain2,562 m · 12.4 mi
Nearest byway: Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway4.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:02local time
Coordinates: 36.0073, -115.2851

Nathaniel Jones Park from directly overhead

Nathaniel Jones Park is a park in Nevada, at a modelled 845 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mountains Edge Regional Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Nathaniel Jones Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Potosi Mountain	WSW 257°	2,562 m	12.4 mi
La Madre Mountain	NW 326°	2,465 m	17.2 mi
Mount Wilson	WNW 298°	2,155 m	12.6 mi
Mount Wilson - South Peak	WNW 297°	2,079 m	12.3 mi
Rainbow Mountain	WNW 301°	2,075 m	13.4 mi
Mountain Springs Peak	W 280°	2,023 m	11.2 mi
Bridge Mountain	NW 308°	1,968 m	14.5 mi
White Rock Hills	NW 314°	1,967 m	16.2 mi

On the road

4.5 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
6.0 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
8.3 mi off the Las Vegas StripNational
11.8 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic BywayNational

Overlooks nearby

Rock Overlook · 11 mi
Red Rock Overlook · 12 mi
Red Rock Canyon Dedication Overlook · 12 mi
Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 12 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Mountains Edge Regional Park: 0.7 mi
Villas at Fort Apache Community Park: 0.9 mi
Paiute Park: 1.0 mi
Indigo Neighborhood Park: 1.0 mi
Exploration Peak Park: 1.5 mi

Peaks

Attractions

Jump: 2.3 mi
X Spot: 3.2 mi
DO (white rock sign): 3.3 mi
X Spot: 4.5 mi
Jump: 6.4 mi

Artworks

Cliffs30

Blue Diamond Hill: 8.5 mi
Moderate Mecca: 12.0 mi
Keystone Thrust: 12.5 mi
Whitney Mesa: 13.2 mi
The Black Corridor - Upper Level, Right Wall: 13.3 mi

Springs28

Museums26

Raiders Preview Center: 7.4 mi
Carrol Shelby Museum: 7.4 mi
Pinball Hall of Fame: 8.3 mi
Las Vegas Shooting Center;Hollywood Car Museum: 8.4 mi
Arte Museum Las Vegas: 9.4 mi

Gardens25

Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: 9.4 mi
Provident Community Garden: 10.5 mi
Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden: 10.6 mi
Learning Garden: 10.7 mi
Campus Community Garden: 10.8 mi

Historic sites21

22 LA-SL Sloan AKA Enterprize arrow: 7.0 mi
The Rat Pack Memorial Plaque: 10.2 mi
Siegfried & Roy Monument: 10.2 mi
Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 10.3 mi
Josh Stevens Monument: 11.5 mi

Nature reserves6

Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 2.7 mi
Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 10.6 mi
North McCullough Wilderness: 14.4 mi
Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 16.6 mi
Clark County Wetlands Park: 17.5 mi

Ghost towns2

Bard: 3.0 mi
Borax: 20.5 mi

Picnic sites1

Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 10.1 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:46	18:19	18:53
June solstice	05:25	19:24	20:02
September equinox	06:30	18:06	18:40
December solstice	06:49	15:52	16:31

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	48	53	60	67	76	87	93	91	83	69	56	47
Precip in	0.6	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas WFO, 6 mi away.

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