Virgin Hill
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Virgin Hill rises to 551 m in Nevada. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Virgin River Recreation Area, a park 2.1 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 2.3 miles off. 122 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Virgin Hill is a summit in Clark County, Nevada. It rises to an elevation of 1,808 feet / 551 meters.
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Wikidata Q22060858, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 551 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
- 26.1 mi off the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 17 mi
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 30 mi
122 named places within 25 miles
- Government Spring: 8.6 mi
- Hen Spring: 9.8 mi
- North Key West Spring: 10.1 mi
- South Key West Spring: 10.5 mi
- Peach Spring: 13.6 mi
- Virgin River Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
- Thomas Leavitt Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Mesquite Regional Park Trailhead: 5.5 mi
- Mesquite Rodeo Grounds: 6.5 mi
- Desert Rose Park: 8.2 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 8.8 mi
- Davidson Peak: 10.7 mi
- Little Virgin Peak: 11.2 mi
- The Summit: 11.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 12.1 mi
- Arizona, Nevada, Utah Tri-state Monument: 18.9 mi
- Blacksmith Shop: 22.0 mi
- Hanning Store: 22.0 mi
- Garage: 22.1 mi
- School House: 22.1 mi
- Whitney Pocket Day-Use Parking: 17.3 mi
- Neapolitan Arch: 17.4 mi
- Whitney Pocket Arch: 17.4 mi
- Jump: 18.0 mi
- Jump: 18.0 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 110: 2.6 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound, Mile 111: 2.6 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 15.8 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 16.2 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 2.8 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 3.1 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Flat Top Mesa: 5.9 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Donkey History Museum: 8.6 mi
- Virgin Valley Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 18.6 mi
- Lost City Museum: 20.1 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 24.3 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 20.6 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 21.7 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 23.8 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 24.4 mi
- Double Negative: 12.3 mi
- St. Thomas: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virgin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | SSE 151° | 2,422 m | 12.8 mi |
| Mount Bangs | E 85° | 2,420 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mormon Peak | NW 314° | 2,254 m | 21.1 mi |
| Black Rock Mountain | E 88° | 2,245 m | 23.0 mi |
| Moapa Peak | WNW 297° | 1,955 m | 14.1 mi |
| Rust Peak | NW 305° | 1,940.052 m | 19.4 mi |
| Billy Goat Peak | SSE 153° | 1,738 m | 19.5 mi |
| Davidson Peak | NNW 328° | 1,608 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:21 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:35 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:45 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 82 | 89 | 87 | 78 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bunkerville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552217
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