Black Mesa
Black Mesa rises to 671 m in Nevada. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Boxcar Rock, a peak 2.7 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49013554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 671 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 20.0 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 20.6 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 21.9 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 9.8 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 13.4 mi
- Rock Lizards: 17.5 mi
- Reunion Trails Labyrinth: 17.8 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 18.2 mi
- Celebration Plaza: 9.9 mi
- Terrazza Park: 10.3 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 11.1 mi
- Hemenway Valley Park: 11.7 mi
- Tuscany Recreation Center: 12.5 mi
- Boxcar Rock: 2.7 mi
- Hamblin Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Bearing Peak: 8.0 mi
- Paint Pots: 8.4 mi
- Promontory Point: 8.9 mi
- Big Pillar: 5.5 mi
- Little Pillar: 5.6 mi
- Slot Canyon River Rapids: 5.8 mi
- Bowl Step: 6.1 mi
- Heart Arch: 7.0 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 13.0 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 13.6 mi
- Clark County Museum: 14.2 mi
- Shelby Museum: 16.7 mi
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum: 20.6 mi
- Callville (submerged): 5.3 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 9.8 mi
- Hoover Dam Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 9.8 mi
- High Scaler Statue: 9.8 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 12.9 mi
- Victory Garden: 14.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 20.1 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 21.1 mi
- Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden: 21.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.5 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 8.9 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 11.5 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 12.3 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 13.9 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.4 mi
- The Pillars: 5.6 mi
- Burro Point: 5.9 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 9.2 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 20.7 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 12.0 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 13.7 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 13.7 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 7.6 mi
- Boulder Beach: 8.3 mi
- South Beach: 8.4 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 13.3 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 14.2 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 12.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Mesa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | SE 142° | 1,663 m | 14.0 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NNE 22° | 1,590 m | 10.6 mi |
| Peak 5058 | SW 222° | 1,542 m | 23.3 mi |
| Peak 4928 | SW 224° | 1,502 m | 22.7 mi |
| Arden Peak | SW 227° | 1,322 m | 21.3 mi |
| Peak 4163 | SW 227° | 1,269 m | 20.4 mi |
| Black Hill | SW 216° | 1,245 m | 17.1 mi |
| Frenchman Mountain | W 277° | 1,236 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:49 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545315
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 21 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 23 mi
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