Nevada Welcome Center
Nevada Welcome Center is a rest area in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 694 m. Mount Wilson stands 1,663 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Star Memorial Highway, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 20 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Boulder City Chamber of Commerce
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 21.1 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Bitter Springs Back Country Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Winged Figures of the Republic: 5.6 mi
- It All Starts Here.: 9.2 mi
- Rock Lizards: 9.5 mi
- Smiley Face Rock Art: 9.7 mi
- Gas Can/Chainwheel/Bullet Art: 9.8 mi
- Hemenway Valley Park: 0.5 mi
- Wilbur Square: 0.6 mi
- Celebration Park: 0.7 mi
- Bootleg Canyon Park: 1.7 mi
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Black Mountain Overlook: 1.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.9 mi
- River Mountain: 2.5 mi
- The Knoll: 4.7 mi
- (unknown object): 0.9 mi
- Jump (Tabletop): 1.6 mi
- Teeter Totter: 1.6 mi
- Gap Jump: 1.6 mi
- MTB Obstacle: 1.6 mi
- Boulder City-Hoover Dam Museum: 0.7 mi
- Tom Devlin's Monster Museum: 1.5 mi
- Clark County Museum: 6.5 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 19.1 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 19.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.1 mi
- TWA Terminal Building: 1.4 mi
- Bootleg Canyon: 1.7 mi
- High Scaler Statue: 5.4 mi
- Hoover Dam Mascot Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Boulder City Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Victory Garden: 6.6 mi
- Rock Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rock Art (Peace): 13.2 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 19.1 mi
- Nevada Hot Spring: 7.7 mi
- Wildhorse Spring: 12.9 mi
- Forlorn Hope Spring: 13.3 mi
- Davis Spring: 13.6 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 15.9 mi
- Hemenway Wall: 5.4 mi
- The Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- The Pillars: 8.9 mi
- Burro Point: 9.1 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 14.0 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 4.7 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 5.1 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 6.2 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 6.2 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 11.6 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 16.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 23.6 mi
- Lucky Jim Camp: 19.8 mi
- El Dorado City: 19.8 mi
- Bard: 22.7 mi
- Apex: 24.2 mi
- South Beach: 4.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 4.2 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 4.7 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 16.8 mi
- Redstone Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nevada Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wilson | E 87° | 1,663 m | 12.3 mi |
| Muddy Peak | NNE 20° | 1,590 m | 22.8 mi |
| Peak 5058 | WSW 244° | 1,542 m | 13.2 mi |
| Peak 4928 | WSW 248° | 1,502 m | 12.8 mi |
| Knob Hill | S 183° | 1,348 m | 22.5 mi |
| Arden Peak | WSW 256° | 1,322 m | 12.2 mi |
| Peak 4163 | W 259° | 1,269 m | 11.5 mi |
| Black Hill | WSW 251° | 1,245 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 55 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 96 | 93 | 85 | 72 | 59 | 50 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alan Bible Visitor CTR, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 21 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 21 mi
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