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White Rock Hills

White Rock Hills rises to 1,967 m in Nevada. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Springs, a spring 0.5 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Road passes 0.9 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain near Red Rock Canyon, Spring Mountains, Nevada

Wikidata Q43397061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1967 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.16858, -115.49557

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • End of Trail (Keystone Thrust Trail): 1.7 mi
  • Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 4.8 mi
  • Red Rock National Conservation Park: 4.9 mi
  • Rock Cross: 5.8 mi
  • "X" Spot: 6.0 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • Journey to the West: 17.0 mi
  • Infinite Ship: 17.7 mi
  • Mechan9: 17.7 mi
  • Be Scorchd: 17.7 mi
  • Robot: 17.7 mi
Springs: 52
  • Willow Springs: 0.5 mi
  • La Madre Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Switchback Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Pine Creek Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Ash Spring: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 51
Cliffs: 29
  • Keystone Thrust: 2.4 mi
  • Sandstone Bluffs: 2.4 mi
  • Straight Shooter Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Brass Wall: 2.9 mi
  • Spectrum Wall: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Wilson Homestead: 3.2 mi
  • Dedication Walkway: 4.4 mi
  • Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Cross for Chad David England (1979-2008): 11.2 mi
  • Joe Zaher: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Provident Community Garden: 15.2 mi
  • The Grove: 15.7 mi
  • Herb Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 17.1 mi
  • Wildlife Gardens: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 12.1 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 20.2 mi
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 22.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Little Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Big Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Mary Jane Falls: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Charleston PeakWNW 303°3,632 m13.2 mi
Mummy MountainNW 317°3,454 m12.4 mi
Griffith PeakWNW 298°3,369 m9.5 mi
McFarland PeakNW 313°3,266 m17.5 mi
Bonanza PeakNW 313°3,164 m19.3 mi
Fletcher PeakNW 319°3,122 m10.8 mi
The SistersNW 317°3,102 m15.3 mi
Harris MountainNW 308°3,052 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:54
June solstice05:2619:2520:03
September equinox06:3118:0718:40
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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 844796 — White Rock Hills, Clark County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357550449

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