River Mountain Park
River Mountain Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 648 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Equestrian Park South and Trailhead, a park 0.5 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 14 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 648 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 15.6 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 25.4 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 28 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 29 mi
- Calico I · 29 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Equestrian Park South and Trailhead: 0.5 mi
- Boulder Creek Park: 0.8 mi
- Equestrian Park North and Trailhead: 1.0 mi
- Saguaro Park: 1.1 mi
- Mission Hills Park: 1.8 mi
- Ranch and Farm Equipment: 0.7 mi
- Ghost Town: 0.7 mi
- Mojave Gardens Outdoor Classroom: 0.7 mi
- Paiute Village: 0.7 mi
- Ore Wagons: 0.8 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 4.0 mi
- Rock Lizards: 4.1 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 4.6 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 4.6 mi
- Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art: 4.7 mi
- Mount Scorpion: 3.5 mi
- Black Hill: 3.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 4.0 mi
- River Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Black Mountain Overlook: 4.5 mi
- Clark County Museum: 0.7 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 5.2 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 5.8 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 13.5 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 14.1 mi
- Bootleg Canyon: 4.3 mi
- TWA Terminal Building: 5.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 5.9 mi
- Home of ADVENTURES with Christian, RIP: 7.3 mi
- Josh Stevens Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Victory Garden: 0.8 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 7.5 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 8.0 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 13.9 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 14.3 mi
- Forlorn Hope Spring: 16.6 mi
- Davis Spring: 17.1 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 8.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.6 mi
- The Pillars: 8.7 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 10.5 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 10.4 mi
- Hot Springs: 10.4 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 10.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 11.0 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
- Bard: 17.1 mi
- Apex: 22.2 mi
- Lucky Jim Camp: 22.3 mi
- El Dorado City: 22.4 mi
- Arrolime: 23.8 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 6.9 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 12.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 18.0 mi
- Boulder Beach: 8.2 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 8.3 mi
- South Beach: 8.3 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 5.8 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of River Mountain Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | E 92° | 1,663 m | 18.0 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NNE 34° | 1,590 m | 24.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 229° | 1,552.05 m | 8.2 mi |
| Peak 5058 | SW 221° | 1,541.7 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peak 4928 | SW 226° | 1,502.06 m | 8.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | S 169° | 1,348 m | 24.3 mi |
| Arden Peak | SW 235° | 1,322.23 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peak 4163 | WSW 238° | 1,268.89 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 8 mi away.
- Creosote Bush132 obs
- Beavertail Pricklypear24 obs
- Silver Cholla21 obs
- Southern House Mosquito15 obs
- California Barrel Cactus13 obs
- Bighorn Sheep11 obs
- Gambel's Quail10 obs
- Painted Lady10 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/131797103
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 15 mi
- Las Vegas · 16 mi
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