Guardian Peak
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.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034250, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 813 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 17.0 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 20.9 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Boulder Peak: 1.5 mi
- Arch Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 2.2 mi
- Bearing Peak: 3.5 mi
- 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
- Sandstone Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 5.5 mi
- Bitter Spring: 9.1 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 11.0 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 13.3 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 8.9 mi
- Hemenway Valley Park: 18.9 mi
- Wilbur Square: 19.7 mi
- Celebration Park: 19.7 mi
- Bootleg Canyon Park: 20.7 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 4.9 mi
- Callville (submerged): 7.8 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 14.0 mi
- Hoover Dam: 14.0 mi
- Hoover Dam Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 2.5 mi
- Big Gypsum Ledges: 10.2 mi
- Burro Point: 10.3 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 14.0 mi
- The Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 15.1 mi
- South Beach: 15.3 mi
- Boulder Beach: 15.4 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 20.0 mi
- Engine Beach: 20.9 mi
- Rioville: 9.0 mi
- Garnet: 23.5 mi
- Arrolime: 23.5 mi
- Apex: 23.6 mi
- St. Thomas: 23.7 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 16.1 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 16.6 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 16.6 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 19.9 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 20.8 mi
- Clark County Museum: 23.8 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 14.0 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 24.0 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 20.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 23.9 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 23.6 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 24.5 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 19.3 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumbo Peak | E 81° | 1,736 m | 21.4 mi |
| Mica Peak | ENE 72° | 1,719 m | 23.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson | SSW 194° | 1,663 m | 11.6 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | E 92° | 1,601 m | 17.3 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NW 322° | 1,590 m | 12.1 mi |
| Gold Butte | ENE 69° | 1,529 m | 22.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | E 83° | 1,473 m | 19.4 mi |
| Frenchman Mountain | W 273° | 1,236 m | 24.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:21 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:48 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 9 mi away.
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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