Overton Park
Overton Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 383 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mack Lyon Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways passes 7.5 miles off. 164 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 383 m
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 11.8 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 10 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 16 mi
164 named places within 25 miles
- old car: 3.3 mi
- Duck Rock: 5.7 mi
- Fire Wave Trail: 6.0 mi
- Petroglyphs near Duck Rock: 6.0 mi
- Fire Wave: 6.1 mi
- Getchel Spring: 7.0 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 9.2 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 10.5 mi
- Rogers Spring: 11.3 mi
- Red Bluff Spring: 11.8 mi
- Overton Mesa: 1.9 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 4.1 mi
- White Domes: 6.4 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 6.7 mi
- Silica Dome: 7.0 mi
- Frehner Home: 6.2 mi
- Garage: 6.3 mi
- Gibson Home: 6.3 mi
- Hanning Store: 6.3 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 6.4 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 0.5 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 3.8 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 4.4 mi
- Grant M. Bowler Park: 4.8 mi
- Clark County Fairgrounds: 4.8 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 10.5 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 11.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 11.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 11.2 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 11.2 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 6.0 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 6.0 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 5.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 15.2 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 17.1 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 21.5 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 23.1 mi
- St. Thomas: 6.5 mi
- Byron: 14.3 mi
- Crystal: 17.9 mi
- Dry Lake: 23.1 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 8.5 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 8.7 mi
- Engine Beach: 9.0 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 12.2 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 4.8 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 19.2 mi
- Lost City Museum: 0.6 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 4.5 mi
- Double Negative: 7.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Overton Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | ENE 77° | 2,422 m | 18.7 mi |
| Moapa Peak | N 358° | 1,955 m | 22.0 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | E 95° | 1,738 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mica Peak | SE 140° | 1,719 m | 24.7 mi |
| Muddy Peak | SW 220° | 1,590 m | 21.9 mi |
| Gold Butte | SE 142° | 1,529 m | 23.3 mi |
| Quail Point | E 92° | 1,232 m | 18.9 mi |
| Garrett Butte | SSE 158° | 1,164 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:46 | 16:26 |
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 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 1 mi away.
- Bighorn Sheep109 obs
- Common Chuckwalla23 obs
- Desert Iguana15 obs
- Wild Turkey6 obs
- Northern Mockingbird6 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk5 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear5 obs
- alkali goldenbush5 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/144315300
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