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Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96

Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96 from directly overhead

Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96 is a rest area in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 631 m. Virgin Peak stands 2,422 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Truck Parking, I-15 Southbound, Mile 96, a rest area 0.4 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 12 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Nevada Department Of Transportation
Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates36.69727, -114.49583

137 named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 41
  • Jump: 4.8 mi
  • old car: 12.6 mi
  • Petroglyphs near Duck Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Duck Rock: 13.7 mi
  • Fire Wave Trail: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Moapa Peak: 11.4 mi
  • Mormon Mesa: 11.9 mi
  • Overton Mesa: 12.2 mi
  • White Domes: 14.8 mi
  • Rust Peak: 15.8 mi
Parks: 17
Springs: 16
  • Warm Springs: 12.2 mi
  • Muddy Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Horse Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Government Spring: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
Cliffs: 2
  • Mormon Mesa: 7.9 mi
  • Flat Top Mesa: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Truck Parking I-15 Northbound, Mile 96. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgin PeakESE2,422 m22.3 mi
Mormon PeakN2,254 m19.1 mi
Moapa PeakNNE1,955 m11.4 mi
Rust PeakN1,940 m15.8 mi
Davidson PeakNE1,608 m16.7 mi
Quail PointESE1,232 m24.8 mi
The SummitNNE1,139 m16.8 mi
Little Virgin PeakESE1,077 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2019:2220:01
September equinox06:2718:0218:36
December solstice06:4815:4616:26

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485260677686929083695546
Precip in0.70.90.80.30.10.00.40.40.30.50.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Overton, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/161780159

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