Blue Diamond Hill
Blue Diamond Hill rises to 1,503 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Firehouse Hill, a peak 1.6 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway passes 2.4 miles off.
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.
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Wikidata Q28402548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,503 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 2.5 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
- 12.4 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 12.6 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 2 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Canyon Dedication Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rock Circle: 1.8 mi
- Double Jump: 2.1 mi
- Jump - Double: 2.1 mi
- Drop: 2.2 mi
- Red Rock National Conservation Park: 2.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Wall of Confusion: 4.5 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 5.8 mi
- Las Vegas Shooting Center;Hollywood Car Museum: 11.9 mi
- Carrol Shelby Museum: 12.2 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 12.4 mi
- Arte Museum Las Vegas: 12.4 mi
- 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
- Provident Community Garden: 10.1 mi
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 12.4 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 12.4 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 4.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 11.7 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 16.8 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 22.5 mi
- 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
- Little Falls: 18.0 mi
- Big Falls: 19.5 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 19.7 mi
- Bard: 11.9 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | NW 305° | 3,632 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NW 314° | 3,454 m | 19.6 mi |
| Griffith Peak | WNW 303° | 3,369 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NW 315° | 3,122 m | 17.9 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 314° | 3,102 m | 22.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NW 309° | 3,052 m | 15.4 mi |
| Wheeler Benchmark | NW 314° | 2,971 m | 22.7 mi |
| Angel Peak | NW 326° | 2,704 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:24 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:52 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Rock Canyon - SPG MT RCH S, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357545591
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 12 mi
- Las Vegas · 15 mi
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