Fossil Ridge
Fossil Ridge rises to 1,664 m in Nevada. Hayford Peak stands 2,997 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is White Spot Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 9.8 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49687160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1664 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 10.0 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
Overlooks nearby
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 24 mi
- High Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Calico II · 24 mi
- Calico I · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Willie McCool Regional Park: 8.9 mi
- Regional Park: 9.2 mi
- Prescott Park: 9.3 mi
- Luna Point Park: 9.8 mi
- Luna Pointe Park: 9.8 mi
- Gravady: 16.6 mi
- Drop: 17.2 mi
- Rock Drop: 17.3 mi
- "X" Marks the Spot: 17.7 mi
- Gap Jump: 18.1 mi
- Neon Museum Sign: 18.8 mi
- Silver Slipper Neon Sign: 18.9 mi
- Ugly Duckling Sign: 18.9 mi
- La Concha Motel Sign: 18.9 mi
- Cesars Palace Sign: 18.9 mi
- Gass Peak: 3.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 4.0 mi
- Quartzite Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Corn Creek Dunes: 8.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 9.2 mi
- Shelby Museum: 15.3 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 18.4 mi
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum: 18.7 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 18.7 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 18.8 mi
- White Spot Spring: 0.9 mi
- Upper White Blotch Spring: 1.5 mi
- Lower White Blotch Spring: 1.5 mi
- Rye Patch Spring: 10.8 mi
- Cow Camp Spring - historical: 11.1 mi
- The Grove: 10.0 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Cactus Alley: 19.0 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.1 mi
- Dead Man Canyon: 12.6 mi
- Dreamland: 14.8 mi
- Insomnia Cave: 14.9 mi
- People's Wall: 14.9 mi
- The Grasshouse: 14.9 mi
- Andreas Probst: 11.8 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 15.4 mi
- Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 18.5 mi
- Joe Zaher: 18.5 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 20.1 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 8.4 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 9.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossil Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayford Peak | N 2° | 2,997 m | 14.8 mi |
| Sheep Peak | NNW 347° | 2,936 m | 9.9 mi |
| Johns Peak | N 4° | 2,863 m | 16.6 mi |
| Hidden Forest Ridge | N 355° | 2,859 m | 13.4 mi |
| Angel Peak | WSW 247° | 2,704 m | 22.1 mi |
| Negrohead Peak | N 11° | 2,573 m | 14.7 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | SW 221° | 2,465 m | 21.2 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | ENE 59° | 2,152 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 43 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Desert NWR, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8677301224
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- Las Vegas · 19 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 23 mi
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