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Winchester Park

Winchester Park from directly overhead

Winchester Park is a park in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 568 m. La Madre Mountain stands 2,465 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecos-McLeod Trailhead Park, a park 0.4 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
568 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Clark County Parks & Recreation
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.13231, -115.10861

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
  • Plants, Portraits, and Patterns: 2.0 mi
  • UNLV Surplus Center: 2.0 mi
  • The Flashlight: 2.3 mi
  • The Talisman: 2.4 mi
  • Pioneer Wall: 2.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 31
  • Whitney Mesa: 4.4 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 5.0 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 7.1 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 13.5 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 27
Springs: 27
  • Gypsum Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Red Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Calico Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 25
Hot springs: 8
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Hot Springs: 22.6 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 22.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 24.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 4.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Winchester Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
La Madre MountainWNW 286°2,465 m20.4 mi
Mount WilsonW 263°2,155 m21.1 mi
Gass PeakNNW 348°2,111 m19.0 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 262°2,079 m21.0 mi
Rainbow MountainW 266°2,075 m21.4 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 252°2,023 m21.9 mi
Bridge MountainW 271°1,968 m21.3 mi
White Rock HillsW 277°1,967 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2320:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
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, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great-tailed Grackle18 obs
  • Rock Pigeon12 obs
  • Western Honey Bee9 obs
  • Arizona Bark Scorpion8 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird6 obs
  • Ornate Tree Lizard6 obs
  • Pallid-winged Grasshopper6 obs
  • Small Milkweed Bug6 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/131078509

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