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Blue Diamond Hill

Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in NevadaStan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blue Diamond Hill, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Blue Diamond Hill rises to 1,503 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway passes 2.4 miles off.

About

The story

Blue Diamond Hill is a 4,931-foot (1,503 m) peak that borders Red Rock Canyon in Nevada, west of Las Vegas. The Blue Diamond Mine is located on the hill, and the small community of Blue Diamond, Nevada is located nearby. Several housing projects have been proposed for the hill since 2002.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q28402548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1503 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.10247, -115.39528

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Firehouse Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Moenkopi Ridge: 3.4 mi
  • The Knoll: 4.3 mi
  • Kraft Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Wilson - South Peak: 4.9 mi
Attractions
  • Rock Circle: 1.8 mi
  • Double Jump: 2.1 mi
  • Double Jump: 2.1 mi
  • Double Jump: 2.1 mi
  • Double Jump: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Blue Diamond Park: 3.8 mi
  • Mesa Park: 3.9 mi
  • Spotted Leaf Park: 4.1 mi
  • Stonebridge Park: 4.3 mi
  • Gardens Park: 4.5 mi
Artworks
  • Journey to the West: 11.2 mi
  • Infinite Ship: 12.1 mi
  • Gateway: 12.1 mi
  • Robot: 12.1 mi
  • Be Scorchd: 12.1 mi
Springs: 47
  • Red Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Calico Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Mormon Green Springs: 3.9 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 31
  • Blue Diamond Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Moderate Mecca: 3.1 mi
  • The Black Corridor - Upper Level, Right Wall: 4.3 mi
  • The Black Corridor - Upper Level, Left Wall: 4.3 mi
  • The Gallery: 4.5 mi
Museums: 24
Gardens: 23
Historic sites: 19
  • Dedication Walkway: 2.9 mi
  • Wilson Homestead: 5.2 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 9.0 mi
  • Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 9.0 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 10.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 15.7 mi
  • Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 18.0 mi
  • Big Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Mary Jane Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Blue Diamond Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakNW 305°3,632 m20.4 mi
Mummy MountainNW 314°3,454 m19.6 mi
Griffith PeakWNW 303°3,369 m16.6 mi
Fletcher PeakNW 315°3,122 m17.9 mi
The SistersNW 314°3,102 m22.5 mi
Harris MountainNW 309°3,052 m15.4 mi
Wheeler BenchmarkNW 314°2,971 m22.7 mi
Angel PeakNW 326°2,704 m18.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2420:03
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:4915:5216:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434652596878848375635042
Precip in1.42.01.40.60.20.10.80.40.60.70.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Rock Canyon - SPG MT RCH S, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545591

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