Lava Butte
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Lava Butte rises to 863 m in Nevada. Gass Peak stands 2,111 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Cone, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49043675, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 863 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 12.3 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 19.9 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 27 mi
- Calico I · 28 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- It All Starts Here.: 6.6 mi
- Reunion Trails Labyrinth: 10.2 mi
- Frontier Sign: 11.2 mi
- Sahara Sign: 11.2 mi
- Cesars Palace Sign: 11.2 mi
- Celebration Plaza: 3.2 mi
- Terrazza Park: 3.3 mi
- Mountain Lake Park: 4.8 mi
- Hollywood Regional Park: 4.9 mi
- Lewis Family Park: 5.3 mi
- Black Cone: 0.0 mi
- Red Needle: 1.6 mi
- Pinnacle: 1.9 mi
- Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 2.8 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Bowl Step: 4.9 mi
- Slot Canyon River Rapids: 4.9 mi
- Little Pillar: 5.2 mi
- Big Pillar: 5.3 mi
- Rock Art: 8.5 mi
- Clark County Museum: 9.6 mi
- Shelby Museum: 10.3 mi
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum: 11.2 mi
- Neon Museum: 11.2 mi
- The Mob Museum: 11.5 mi
- Home of ADVENTURES with Christian, RIP: 6.8 mi
- grass sand maze: 11.2 mi
- Josh Stevens Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 11.9 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 12.0 mi
- Victory Garden: 9.6 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 11.6 mi
- Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden: 11.6 mi
- Learning Garden: 11.7 mi
- Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden: 11.7 mi
- Great Unconformity: 5.1 mi
- The Pillars: 5.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 8.5 mi
- Burro Point: 13.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 16.8 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 16.9 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 21.2 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 21.7 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 4.7 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 6.1 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 20.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 21.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 21.8 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 15.5 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 15.7 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 17.6 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 17.6 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 10.6 mi
- Boulder Beach: 11.1 mi
- South Beach: 11.4 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 11.7 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lava Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gass Peak | NW 322° | 2,111 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | ESE 120° | 1,663 m | 21.0 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NE 53° | 1,590 m | 17.1 mi |
| Peak 5058 | SSW 200° | 1,542 m | 17.9 mi |
| Peak 4928 | SSW 201° | 1,502 m | 17.0 mi |
| Arden Peak | SSW 203° | 1,322 m | 15.2 mi |
| Castle Rock | NW 315° | 1,314 m | 24.5 mi |
| Peak 4163 | SSW 202° | 1,269 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N LAS Vegas, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 841586 — Lava Butte, Clark County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357547617
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 11 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 13 mi
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