Seven Sisters Picnic Area
Seven Sisters Picnic Area is a picnic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 577 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Sisters, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Valley of Fire State Park Roadways runs past it. 174 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Valley of Fire State Park Roadways
- 8.2 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 14.2 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Atlatl Rock Petroglyphs · 3 mi
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 20 mi
174 named places within 25 miles
- Wedding Area: 0.7 mi
- Balancing Rock Trail: 0.9 mi
- Historic Cabins: 1.2 mi
- Petrified Log: 1.4 mi
- Yellow Arch: 1.8 mi
- Charlie's Spring: 3.5 mi
- Blue Point Spring: 4.6 mi
- Rogers Spring: 4.7 mi
- Getchel Spring: 5.4 mi
- Bitter Spring: 9.8 mi
- Seven Sisters: 0.0 mi
- Silica Dome: 1.8 mi
- Baseline Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Beehive Rock: 2.9 mi
- Blue Point: 4.2 mi
- Captain John J Clark Memorial Monument: 1.8 mi
- The Professionals 1966 movie site: 4.2 mi
- Frehner Home: 7.7 mi
- Syphus Home: 7.7 mi
- Gentry Hotel: 7.8 mi
- Buena Vista Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 8.2 mi
- Mack Lyon Park: 8.5 mi
- Overton Park: 8.6 mi
- Logandale Heritage park: 11.2 mi
- St. Thomas: 7.8 mi
- Crystal: 15.2 mi
- Byron: 16.3 mi
- Dry Lake: 19.1 mi
- Rioville: 19.9 mi
- Mouse's Tank Picnic Area: 1.3 mi
- Atlatl Rock Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- The fire pit at Red Rock: 10.6 mi
- Logandale Trailhead: 11.6 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
- Blue Point Spring Parking Area: 4.8 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound Mile 88: 15.1 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Southbound Mile 88: 15.2 mi
- Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96: 18.5 mi
- Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96: 18.7 mi
- Engine Beach: 7.1 mi
- Ann Marguret Beach: 7.7 mi
- Old Swim Beach: 8.1 mi
- Belsmeir Beach: 9.6 mi
- Valley of Fire State Park: 5.0 mi
- Overton Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Warm Springs Natural Area: 22.9 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 14.4 mi
- Stewart Cliffs: 20.5 mi
- Mormon Mesa: 23.8 mi
- Lost City Museum: 8.0 mi
- Olshacs Museum: 11.8 mi
- Double Negative: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Seven Sisters Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Peak | ENE 61° | 2,422 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | SE 130° | 1,736 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mica Peak | ESE 120° | 1,719 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bonelli Peak | SE 144° | 1,601 m | 23.8 mi |
| Muddy Peak | SW 230° | 1,590 m | 13.9 mi |
| Gold Butte | ESE 121° | 1,529 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Peak | SE 135° | 1,473 m | 22.6 mi |
| Quail Point | ENE 72° | 1,232 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:47 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 94 | 92 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley OF Fire SP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1432759358
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