Bridge Mountain
Bridge Mountain rises to 1,968 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Keystone Thrust, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Road passes 1.2 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Bridge Mountain is a mountain located in the Spring Mountain range of southern Nevada. It is located on land managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management as the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, part of the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness. Bridge Mountain is named for the natural feature of a bridge-like natural arch of sandstone near the summit.
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Wikidata Q794480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,968 m
How to reach it
- 1.2 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
- 2.8 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 9.7 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 9.7 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 1 mi
- High Point Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Canyon Dedication Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Journey to the West: 16.4 mi
- Infinite Ship: 17.2 mi
- Gateway: 17.2 mi
- Robot: 17.2 mi
- Be Scorchd: 17.2 mi
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 7.0 mi
- Paseos Park: 7.5 mi
- Blue Diamond Park: 7.6 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 7.8 mi
- Mescalito: 0.9 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 1.9 mi
- White Rock Hills: 2.3 mi
- The Knoll: 2.8 mi
- Mount Wilson: 2.9 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 3.3 mi
- Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 3.8 mi
- Red Rock National Conservation Park: 3.9 mi
- Rock Circle: 4.5 mi
- Jump - Double: 4.9 mi
- Pine Creek Spring: 1.0 mi
- Willow Springs: 1.8 mi
- Switchback Spring: 2.2 mi
- Oak Creek Spring: 2.4 mi
- La Madre Spring: 3.4 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 0.3 mi
- Straight Shooter Wall: 0.6 mi
- Brass Wall: 0.6 mi
- Spectrum Wall: 0.7 mi
- Sandstone Bluffs: 1.2 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 10.4 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 16.9 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 16.9 mi
- Origen Museum: 17.0 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 0.9 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 3.5 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 10.8 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 12.1 mi
- Joe Zaher: 12.9 mi
- Provident Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 17.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 17.0 mi
- Cactus Alley: 17.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 21.4 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.2 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 4.9 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 17.1 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 18.0 mi
- Little Falls: 12.4 mi
- Big Falls: 13.9 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 14.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bridge Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | NW 310° | 3,632 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NW 322° | 3,454 m | 14.3 mi |
| Griffith Peak | NW 308° | 3,369 m | 11.0 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NW 317° | 3,266 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 317° | 3,164 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NW 325° | 3,122 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 321° | 3,102 m | 17.2 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NW 317° | 3,052 m | 9.9 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 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 839059 — Bridge Mountain, Clark County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357545679
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