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
- 1,967 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
- 4.6 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 7.4 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 7.4 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- High Point Overlook · 2 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 2 mi
- Calico II · 3 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 7.1 mi
- Paseos Park: 7.5 mi
- Fox Hill Park: 7.5 mi
- Terrace Park: 7.6 mi
- Bridge Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Turtlehead Peak: 2.9 mi
- Calico Hills: 3.0 mi
- Mescalito: 3.1 mi
- La Madre Mountain: 3.6 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 10.7 mi
- Waterworks Museum: 17.0 mi
- Nevada State Museum: 17.0 mi
- Origen Museum: 17.1 mi
- Nevada State Museum Historical Society: 17.2 mi
- 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
- Provident Community Garden: 15.2 mi
- The Grove: 15.7 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 17.1 mi
- Wildlife Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Cactus Alley: 17.1 mi
- 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
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 7.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 16.6 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 18.9 mi
- Little Falls: 10.8 mi
- Big Falls: 12.3 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 12.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | WNW 303° | 3,632 m | 13.2 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NW 317° | 3,454 m | 12.4 mi |
| Griffith Peak | WNW 298° | 3,369 m | 9.5 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NW 313° | 3,266 m | 17.5 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NW 313° | 3,164 m | 19.3 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NW 319° | 3,122 m | 10.8 mi |
| The Sisters | NW 317° | 3,102 m | 15.3 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NW 308° | 3,052 m | 8.2 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 | 18:07 | 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, 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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