Lone Mountain
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Lone Mountain rises to 971 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157) passes 6.0 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Clark County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49046121, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 971 m
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 5.7 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 6.0 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
- 9.1 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 9 mi
- Calico I · 9 mi
- Calico II · 9 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Journey to the West: 10.2 mi
- Mechan9: 10.4 mi
- Be Scorchd: 10.5 mi
- Red Ball: 10.5 mi
- In Every Lieftime I Will Find You: 10.5 mi
- Lone Mountain Regional Park: 0.2 mi
- Lone Mountain Park: 0.3 mi
- Majestic Park: 0.6 mi
- Skyridge Park: 0.7 mi
- Trigono Hills Park: 1.1 mi
- Kraft Mountain: 7.9 mi
- La Madre Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Turtlehead Peak: 8.4 mi
- Calico Hills: 8.7 mi
- Firehouse Hill: 9.1 mi
- Rock Drop: 2.2 mi
- Drop: 2.3 mi
- "X" Marks the Spot: 2.6 mi
- Gap Jump: 2.9 mi
- Gravady: 4.1 mi
- Ash Spring: 8.5 mi
- Calico Spring: 8.6 mi
- Red Spring: 8.8 mi
- La Madre Spring: 11.3 mi
- Willow Springs: 11.5 mi
- Suburban Crag: 0.2 mi
- Gun Club Left Wall: 1.4 mi
- Gun Club Right Wall: 1.4 mi
- The Grasshouse: 5.7 mi
- Insomnia Cave: 5.7 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 6.5 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 8.2 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 8.3 mi
- Origen Museum: 8.4 mi
- Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 0.0 mi
- Andreas Probst: 4.4 mi
- Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 4.9 mi
- Joe Zaher: 4.9 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 9.5 mi
- The Grove: 5.3 mi
- Provident Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Cactus Alley: 8.5 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 6.3 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 14.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 18.3 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 20.6 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 14.1 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 16.3 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Little Falls: 19.1 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 20.1 mi
- Big Falls: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lone Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | W 276° | 3,632 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | WNW 283° | 3,454 m | 19.1 mi |
| Griffith Peak | W 269° | 3,369 m | 18.5 mi |
| McFarland Peak | WNW 287° | 3,266 m | 24.0 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | W 281° | 3,122 m | 17.4 mi |
| The Sisters | WNW 287° | 3,102 m | 21.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | W 271° | 3,052 m | 16.5 mi |
| Wheeler Benchmark | WNW 287° | 2,971 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:24 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357547782
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- Las Vegas/The Strip · 12 mi
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