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Wells Park

Wells Park from directly overhead

Wells Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 505 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, a park 0.9 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 9.7 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
505 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.06272, -115.00217

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 0.9 mi
  • Shadown Run Park: 1.1 mi
  • Rodeo Park: 1.3 mi
  • Weston Hills Park: 1.5 mi
  • Stark Springs Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
  • It All Starts Here.: 1.8 mi
  • Reunion Trails Labyrinth: 3.3 mi
  • Rock Lizards: 5.0 mi
  • Smiley Face Rock Art: 5.8 mi
  • Smiley Face Rock Art: 5.9 mi
Attractions
  • Rock Art "Yin & Yang": 2.9 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.0 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.0 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.0 mi
  • Tabletop Jump: 3.0 mi
Peaks: 49
  • Whitney Mesa: 3.9 mi
  • Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 4.4 mi
  • Pinnacle: 5.1 mi
  • Red Needle: 5.4 mi
  • Peak 3382: 6.2 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Victory Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Rock Art (Peace): 7.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Rock Garden: 7.5 mi
Springs: 14
Cliffs: 12
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Hot Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 6.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WilsonESE 102°1,663 m22.3 mi
Muddy PeakNE 46°1,590 m23.7 mi
Black MountainSSW 194°1,552.05 m9.4 mi
Peak 5058SSW 192°1,541.7 m11.1 mi
Blue Diamond HillW 277°1,503 m22.1 mi
Peak 4928SSW 194°1,502.06 m10.2 mi
Kraft MountainWNW 287°1,437 m24.4 mi
Arden PeakSSW 196°1,322.23 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2419:2320:01
September equinox06:2918:0518:38
December solstice06:4815:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687788939284705748
Precip in0.60.80.40.20.10.00.40.30.30.30.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarran Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Ruddy Duck638 obs
  • Northern Shoveler496 obs
  • Eared Grebe457 obs
  • Cinnamon Teal433 obs
  • Blue Dasher412 obs
  • Common Gallinule396 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler334 obs
  • American Avocet324 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/538619049

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