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Turtlehead Peak

Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in NevadaStan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Turtlehead Peak, a peak in Nevada
Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Turtlehead Peak rises to 1,920 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Calico Hills, a peak 1.0 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Road passes 1.1 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Turtlehead Mountain is a 6,323-foot-elevation (1,927-meter) summit in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q43231453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1920 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.18024, -115.44600

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 1.3 mi
  • Rock Cross: 3.2 mi
  • "X" Spot: 3.2 mi
  • "X" Spot: 3.4 mi
  • MTB Drop: 3.4 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Journey to the West: 14.4 mi
  • Mechan9: 15.1 mi
  • Infinite Ship: 15.1 mi
  • Be Scorchd: 15.1 mi
  • Robot: 15.1 mi
Springs: 51
  • Ash Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Calico Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Red Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Willow Springs: 3.2 mi
  • La Madre Spring: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 48
Cliffs: 31
  • Wall of Confusion: 1.6 mi
  • The Gallery: 1.7 mi
  • The Black Corridor - Upper Level, Right Wall: 1.8 mi
  • The Black Corridor - Upper Level, Left Wall: 1.8 mi
  • Moderate Mecca: 3.0 mi
Museums: 24
Historic sites: 18
  • Dedication Walkway: 3.3 mi
  • Wilson Homestead: 4.4 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 8.3 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 10.0 mi
  • Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Provident Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • The Grove: 13.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 14.3 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 18.5 mi
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Big Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Mary Jane Falls: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakWNW 294°3,632 m15.3 mi
Mummy MountainNW 306°3,454 m14.0 mi
Griffith PeakWNW 288°3,369 m11.7 mi
McFarland PeakNW 306°3,266 m19.2 mi
Bonanza PeakNW 307°3,164 m20.9 mi
Fletcher PeakNW 307°3,122 m12.2 mi
The SistersNW 308°3,102 m16.8 mi
Harris MountainWNW 295°3,052 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2520:03
September equinox06:3018:0618:40
December solstice06:5015:5216:31

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357550144

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