Harris Mountain
Harris Mountain rises to 3,052 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Echo Cliff, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 1.5 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Harris Mountain is a peak in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada, USA. It is 29 miles (47 km) northwest of the Las Vegas Strip. It is in the Mount Charleston Wilderness.
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Wikidata Q5664973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,052 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 1.7 mi off the Deer Creek Road (State Route 158)
- 1.8 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Desert View Overlook · 7 mi
- High Point Overlook · 9 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 10 mi
- Calico II · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Desert View Natural Environment Area: 12.9 mi
- Terrace Park: 14.4 mi
- Grand Park: 14.5 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 14.7 mi
- Mazie Spring: 2.4 mi
- Fletcher Spring: 2.5 mi
- Stanley B Springs: 2.5 mi
- Harris Springs: 3.8 mi
- Mummy Spring: 4.1 mi
- Griffith Peak: 2.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 2.3 mi
- Fletcher Peak: 3.2 mi
- Mummy Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Charleston Peak: 5.1 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 9.0 mi
- Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 13.0 mi
- Red Rock National Conservation Park: 13.0 mi
- "X" Spot: 13.3 mi
- Rock Cross: 13.3 mi
- Echo Cliff: 2.0 mi
- Sandstone Bluffs: 9.1 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 9.8 mi
- Spectrum Wall: 10.5 mi
- Brass Wall: 10.5 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 10.8 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 12.6 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 16.5 mi
- Joe Zaher: 19.7 mi
- The Grove: 19.4 mi
- Provident Community Garden: 22.5 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 24.1 mi
- Cactus Alley: 24.1 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 18.3 mi
- Pahrump Valley Museum: 22.1 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 23.9 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 24.0 mi
- Origen Museum: 24.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 19.6 mi
- Little Falls: 2.7 mi
- Big Falls: 4.2 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 4.3 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 14.6 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 20.1 mi
- Manse: 17.3 mi
- Journey to the West: 24.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harris Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | WNW 294° | 3,632 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,454 m | 4.5 mi |
| Griffith Peak | WSW 252° | 3,369 m | 2.0 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NW 317° | 3,266 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 317° | 3,164 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | N 350° | 3,122 m | 3.2 mi |
| The Sisters | NNW 327° | 3,102 m | 7.3 mi |
| Willow Peak | NW 318° | 3,036 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Charleston Fire STN, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 862494 — Harris Mountain, Clark County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357559721
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- Las Vegas/The Strip · 26 mi
- Las Vegas · 27 mi
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