Muddy Peak
Muddy Peak rises to 1,590 m in Nevada. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bowls of Fire, a attraction 5.1 miles away. Bitter Springs Back Country Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Muddy Peak is the second tallest summit in the Muddy Mountains in Clark County, Nevada. It rises to an elevation of 5,387 feet (1,642 meters).
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Wikidata Q28056312, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,590 m
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 9.6 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 25.5 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 25.8 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bowls of Fire: 5.1 mi
- Nostrildamus Rock: 5.4 mi
- Heart Arch: 5.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.2 mi
- Petrified Dunes: 10.7 mi
- Boulder Canyon Wild Life Refuge: 13.3 mi
- Las Vegas Dunes Recreation Lands: 14.4 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 16.9 mi
- Celebration Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Shadow Rock Park: 18.9 mi
- Northshore Summit: 6.2 mi
- Hamblin Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Piute Point: 10.0 mi
- Bearing Peak: 10.3 mi
- Black Mesa: 10.6 mi
- Callville (submerged): 12.8 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 15.3 mi
- The Professionals 1966 movie site: 15.5 mi
- Stone Ferry (submerged): 16.5 mi
- Memorial to Hoover Dam Dead: 19.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 7.2 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 9.8 mi
- Bitter Spring: 10.1 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 13.7 mi
- Rogers Spring: 15.0 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 14.7 mi
- Burro Point: 15.1 mi
- The Pillars: 15.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Great Unconformity: 18.9 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 18.2 mi
- Boulder Beach: 18.8 mi
- South Beach: 18.9 mi
- Engine Beach: 19.8 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 20.5 mi
- Shelby Museum: 18.4 mi
- Lost City Museum: 21.4 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 23.5 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 23.6 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 24.2 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Seven Sisters Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 21.1 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 17.2 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 21.2 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 21.7 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 22.9 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 22.0 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 23.4 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 23.4 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 22.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 23.2 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 23.3 mi
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 19.6 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 22.7 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 23.5 mi
- Victory Garden: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Muddy Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | SSE 168° | 1,663 m | 21.3 mi |
| Frenchman Mountain | WSW 244° | 1,236 m | 18.8 mi |
| Garrett Butte | ESE 105° | 1,164 m | 24.4 mi |
| River Mountain | SSW 205° | 1,155 m | 21.5 mi |
| Fortification Hill | S 178° | 1,114 m | 17.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,114 m | 23.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SSW 204° | 1,099 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mineral Buttes | ESE 102° | 1,078 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:48 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 79 | 88 | 95 | 93 | 86 | 73 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Callville BAY, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357548281
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 26 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 30 mi
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