Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson rises to 2,155 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Keystone Thrust, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Road passes 1.9 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mount Wilson is a mountain located in the Spring Mountain range of southern Nevada. It is located on land managed by the United States Bureau of Land Management as the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, part of the Rainbow Mountain Wilderness Area. It is the highest peak in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Mount Wilson is 17 miles (27 km) west of downtown Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada.
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Wikidata Q6924622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,155 m
How to reach it
- 1.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
- 1.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 12.6 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 12.6 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Canyon Dedication Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 3 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Journey to the West: 16.2 mi
- Infinite Ship: 17.1 mi
- Gateway: 17.1 mi
- Robot: 17.1 mi
- Be Scorchd: 17.1 mi
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Blue Diamond Park: 5.3 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 7.9 mi
- Paseos Park: 8.4 mi
- Mesa Park: 8.8 mi
- Mount Wilson - South Peak: 0.5 mi
- The Knoll: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Indecision Peak: 1.5 mi
- Mescalito: 2.1 mi
- Rock Circle: 3.2 mi
- Jump - Double: 3.2 mi
- Red Rock National Conservation Park: 4.4 mi
- Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 4.4 mi
- End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 6.0 mi
- Oak Creek Spring: 0.6 mi
- Pine Creek Spring: 2.0 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 2.3 mi
- Bonnie Springs: 2.9 mi
- Rainbow Spring: 3.2 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 0.1 mi
- Brownstone Wall: 1.6 mi
- Sandstone Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Spectrum Wall: 2.2 mi
- Brass Wall: 2.3 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 10.6 mi
- Las Vegas Shooting Center;Hollywood Car Museum: 16.9 mi
- Carrol Shelby Museum: 17.1 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 17.2 mi
- Raiders Preview Center: 17.3 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 4.2 mi
- Joe Zaher: 13.5 mi
- Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 13.5 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 13.6 mi
- Provident Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 17.2 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 17.3 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 20.5 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 24.9 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 2.2 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 15.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 19.9 mi
- Little Falls: 14.8 mi
- Big Falls: 16.3 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Wilson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | NW 316° | 3,632 m | 17.0 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NNW 327° | 3,454 m | 16.9 mi |
| Griffith Peak | NW 317° | 3,369 m | 13.2 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NW 322° | 3,266 m | 21.8 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 321° | 3,164 m | 23.5 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NNW 330° | 3,122 m | 15.4 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 326° | 3,102 m | 19.7 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NW 325° | 3,052 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 15:52 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 52 | 59 | 68 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — RED Rock Canyon - SPG MT RCH S, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/301945670
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- Las Vegas/The Strip · 17 mi
- Las Vegas · 20 mi
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