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Nicholas E Flores Junior Park

Nicholas E Flores Junior Park from directly overhead

Nicholas E Flores Junior Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 668 m. Fletcher Peak stands 3,122 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Silverwood Ranch Park, a park 1.0 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
668 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.23351, -115.19087

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Artworks
  • Neon Museum Sign: 5.0 mi
  • Silver Slipper Neon Sign: 5.0 mi
  • Bow & Arrow Motel Neon Sign: 5.0 mi
  • Ugly Duckling Sign: 5.0 mi
  • Tropicana Sign: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Springs: 34
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Upper White Blotch Spring: 13.4 mi
  • White Spot Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Lower White Blotch Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Calico Spring: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Suburban Crag: 6.8 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Gun Club Right Wall: 8.1 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 10.5 mi
  • The Grasshouse: 12.0 mi
Museums: 25
Gardens: 24
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 4.5 mi
  • Cactus Alley: 4.5 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 4.5 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 4.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Andreas Probst: 4.5 mi
  • Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 5.6 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 5.6 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 5.8 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 12.4 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 17.0 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Nicholas E Flores Junior Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fletcher PeakW 279°3,122 m24.3 mi
Harris MountainW 271°3,052 m23.4 mi
Sheep PeakN 352°2,936 m24.4 mi
Angel PeakWNW 285°2,704 m22.2 mi
La Madre MountainW 265°2,465 m15.1 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 239°2,155 m19.0 mi
Quartzite MountainNNE 17°2,152 m19.4 mi
Gass PeakN 3°2,111 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

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, 2 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Northern Mockingbird8 obs
  • Western Pygmy-Blue6 obs
  • Great-tailed Grackle5 obs
  • Utah Agave5 obs
  • Las Vegas Bearpoppy4 obs
  • Mojave Desert Tortoise3 obs
  • White-lined Sphinx3 obs
  • Southern Fire Ant3 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/130583008

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