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Southern Nevada Visitors Center

Southern Nevada Visitors Center from directly overhead

Southern Nevada Visitors Center is a rest area in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 779 m. Crescent Peak stands 1,775 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cal - Nev - Ari, a historic site 5.5 miles away. California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 129 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Nevada Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates35.22318, -114.85963

129 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 40
  • Rats Nest Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Yellowstone Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Old Roman Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Roman Spring: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 30
  • North Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Little Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Middle Peak: 6.8 mi
  • Spirit Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Sphinx Rock: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Cal - Nev - Ari: 5.5 mi
  • Fort Piute: 10.3 mi
  • Piute Corral: 11.9 mi
  • Mining Town Of Hart: 15.0 mi
  • Trail of Memories: 15.5 mi
Parks: 20
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
  • Petroglyphs: 10.9 mi
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Bella's Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Laughlin Brake Check Rest Area: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 17.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southern Nevada Visitors Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Crescent PeakNW 319°1,775 m23.1 mi
Castle PeaksWNW 301°1,712 m19.8 mi
Spirit MountainENE 65°1,687 m8.5 mi
Hart PeakNW 304°1,651 m14.9 mi
Hackberry MountainWSW 240°1,644 m23.7 mi
Devils ThumbENE 60°1,574 m9.4 mi
North PeakENE 73°1,497 m6.6 mi
Grotto HillsWSW 258°1,492 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1818:52
June solstice05:2619:2019:58
September equinox06:2818:0418:38
December solstice06:4515:5316:32

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.20.80.20.00.00.20.40.30.30.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/863193414

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