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Boulder Peak

Boulder Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Boulder Peak rises to 841 m in Nevada. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Guardian Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 7.9 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49015014, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
841 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17220, -114.58192

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Cottonwood Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Petrified Dunes: 6.0 mi
  • Nostrildamus Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Heart Arch: 6.1 mi
  • Bowls of Fire: 6.2 mi
Peaks: 53
Parks: 40
Springs: 30
Historic sites: 23
Cliffs: 8
Hot springs: 8
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Hot Springs: 16.0 mi
  • Hot Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Beaches: 7
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 19.6 mi
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 23.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jumbo PeakE 84°1,736 m22.5 mi
Mica PeakENE 75°1,719 m24.6 mi
Mount WilsonS 188°1,663 m12.2 mi
Bonelli PeakE 95°1,601 m18.6 mi
Muddy PeakNW 324°1,590 m10.7 mi
Gold ButteENE 72°1,529 m23.2 mi
Rattlesnake PeakE 85°1,473 m20.5 mi
Frenchman MountainW 271°1,236 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:50
June solstice05:2219:2120:00
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4615:4816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515562697988959386736050
Precip in0.70.80.50.30.10.10.50.60.20.40.40.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357545658

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