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Monument Peak

Monument Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Monument Peak rises to 1,915 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiskey Peak, a peak 0.9 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway passes 2.4 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Clark County, Nevada, United States

Wikidata Q44456302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1915 m
Getting there

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Coordinates36.04537, -115.46975

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
  • Jump - Double: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Circle: 4.2 mi
  • Jump: 6.3 mi
  • Red Rock National Conservation Park: 6.5 mi
  • Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 6.5 mi
Artworks
  • Journey to the West: 16.3 mi
  • Bliss Dance: 16.9 mi
  • The Big Edge: 16.9 mi
  • Statue of Liberty: 17.0 mi
  • Typewriter Eraser, Scale X: 17.0 mi
Peaks: 55
  • Whiskey Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Sandstone Peak: 0.9 mi
  • Mountain Springs Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Windy Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Indecision Peak: 1.9 mi
Springs: 41
  • Bonnie Springs: 1.2 mi
  • Sandstone Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Mud Spring No 1: 1.6 mi
  • Lone Grapevine Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Mud Spring No 2: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 30
  • Keystone Thrust: 3.3 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 4.6 mi
  • Sandstone Bluff: 4.9 mi
  • Brownstone Wall: 5.0 mi
  • Keystone Thrust: 5.4 mi
Museums: 23
Gardens: 23
Historic sites: 21
  • Wilson Homestead: 5.5 mi
  • Dedication Walkway: 6.6 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 14.7 mi
  • Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 14.7 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Big Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Mary Jane Falls: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakNW 321°3,632 m20.1 mi
Mummy MountainNNW 330°3,454 m20.2 mi
Griffith PeakNW 323°3,369 m16.2 mi
McFarland PeakNW 325°3,266 m24.9 mi
Fletcher PeakNNW 333°3,122 m18.7 mi
The SistersNNW 329°3,102 m23.0 mi
Harris MountainNNW 330°3,052 m15.7 mi
Wheeler BenchmarkNNW 328°2,971 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2520:03
September equinox06:3118:0618:40
December solstice06:5015:5216:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434652596878848375635042
Precip in1.42.01.40.60.20.10.80.40.60.70.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Rock Canyon - SPG MT RCH S, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/9579137127

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