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Guardian Peak

Guardian Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Guardian Peak rises to 813 m in Nevada. Jumbo Peak stands 1,736 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49034250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
813 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.15942, -114.56026

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Cottonwood Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Petrified Dunes: 6.1 mi
  • Nostrildamus Rock: 7.5 mi
  • Heart Arch: 7.6 mi
  • Bowls of Fire: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 57
Springs: 31
Parks: 29
Historic sites: 24
Hot springs: 8
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Hot Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 19.9 mi
  • Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 20.8 mi
  • Clark County Museum: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Gardens: 2
Nature reserves: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jumbo PeakE 81°1,736 m21.4 mi
Mica PeakENE 72°1,719 m23.7 mi
Mount WilsonSSW 194°1,663 m11.6 mi
Bonelli PeakE 92°1,601 m17.3 mi
Muddy PeakNW 322°1,590 m12.1 mi
Gold ButteENE 69°1,529 m22.4 mi
Rattlesnake PeakE 83°1,473 m19.4 mi
Frenchman MountainW 273°1,236 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1618:50
June solstice05:2219:2119:59
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4615:4816:28

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 840839 — Guardian Peak, Clark County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357547003

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