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Gass Peak

Gass Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Gass Peak rises to 2,111 m in Nevada. Hayford Peak stands 2,997 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is White Spot Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 8.8 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Gass Peak is the highest peak in the Las Vegas Range of Southern Nevada with a summit of 6,937 feet (2,114 m). It is easily seen to the north of the Las Vegas Valley, bordering the city of North Las Vegas. The peak is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Las Vegas and is within the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, administered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. A communications tower with solar panels has been built at the top of the peak.

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Wikidata Q24191659, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2111 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.40045, -115.18044

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willie McCool Regional Park: 6.0 mi
  • Prescott Park: 6.4 mi
  • Regional Park: 6.5 mi
  • Luna Point Park: 6.8 mi
  • Luna Pointe Park: 6.8 mi
Attractions
  • Gravady: 14.0 mi
  • Drop: 15.5 mi
  • Rock Drop: 15.6 mi
  • Path to Boomtown: 15.7 mi
  • Boomtown 1905: 15.7 mi
Artworks
  • Neon Museum Sign: 15.6 mi
  • Silver Slipper Neon Sign: 15.6 mi
  • Ugly Duckling Sign: 15.6 mi
  • La Concha Motel Sign: 15.6 mi
  • Cesars Palace Sign: 15.6 mi
Peaks: 28
Museums: 24
Springs: 20
Gardens: 17
  • The Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Cactus Alley: 16.0 mi
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 16.0 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 16.0 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
  • Suburban Crag: 13.5 mi
  • Dreamland: 14.1 mi
  • Insomnia Cave: 14.2 mi
  • The Grasshouse: 14.2 mi
  • People's Wall: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Andreas Probst: 9.4 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 13.5 mi
  • Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 16.0 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 16.0 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 10.3 mi
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hayford PeakN 356°2,997 m17.8 mi
Sheep PeakNNW 343°2,936 m13.2 mi
Johns PeakN 359°2,863 m19.5 mi
Hidden Forest RidgeN 350°2,859 m16.6 mi
Angel PeakWSW 256°2,704 m22.7 mi
Negrohead PeakN 4°2,573 m17.4 mi
La Madre MountainSW 230°2,465 m20.2 mi
Quartzite MountainNE 36°2,152 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:03
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754606979848375635143
Precip in0.60.80.60.20.20.10.50.30.30.40.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Desert NWR, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357555535

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