- Elevation, modelled
- 1,702 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Charleston Peak3,632 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Red Rock Canyon Road4.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:03local time
- Coordinates
- 36.0526, -115.5098
Rainbow Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 1,702 m. Charleston Peak stands 3,632 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bootleg Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Red Rock Canyon Road passes 4.0 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Peak | NW 326° | 3,632 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mummy Mountain | NNW 336° | 3,454 m | 18.7 mi |
| Griffith Peak | NNW 329° | 3,369 m | 14.6 mi |
| McFarland Peak | NNW 329° | 3,266 m | 23.3 mi |
| Bonanza Peak | NNW 328° | 3,164 m | 25.0 mi |
| Fletcher Peak | NNW 339° | 3,122 m | 17.3 mi |
| The Sisters | NNW 333° | 3,102 m | 21.5 mi |
| Harris Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,052 m | 14.2 mi |
- 4.0 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
- 3.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
- 15.2 mi off the Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Red Rock Canyon Dedication Overlook · 6 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 6 mi
- Red Rock Wash Overlook · 7 mi
- Rock Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jump - Double: 5.2 mi
- Rock Circle: 5.5 mi
- Red Rock National Conservation Park: 7.3 mi
- Red Canyon Scenic Drive: 7.4 mi
- Jump: 7.7 mi
- Pine Creek Canyon Natural Area: 5.3 mi
- Blue Diamond Park: 5.8 mi
- Mesa Park: 10.6 mi
- Oak Leaf Park: 10.8 mi
- Stonebridge Park: 10.9 mi
- Journey to the West: 18.2 mi
- The Big Edge: 19.0 mi
- Bliss Dance: 19.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 19.1 mi
- Typewriter Eraser, Scale X: 19.1 mi
- Mountain Springs Peak: 1.9 mi
- Sandstone Peak: 2.1 mi
- Indecision Peak: 2.3 mi
- Monument Peak: 2.3 mi
- Mount Wilson - South Peak: 2.9 mi
- Bootleg Spring: 0.3 mi
- Warner Spring: 2.3 mi
- Sandstone Spring: 2.3 mi
- Bonnie Springs: 3.1 mi
- South Spring: 3.3 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 3.1 mi
- Sandstone Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 4.0 mi
- Brownstone Wall: 4.3 mi
- Keystone Thrust: 4.4 mi
- Sahara West Library and Fine Arts Museum: 13.1 mi
- Carrol Shelby Museum: 18.5 mi
- Las Vegas Shooting Center;Hollywood Car Museum: 18.6 mi
- Raiders Preview Center: 18.7 mi
- Pinball Hall of Fame: 19.1 mi
- Wilson Homestead: 5.1 mi
- Dedication Walkway: 7.3 mi
- Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Joe Zaher: 16.2 mi
- Charles "Charlie" Kellogg: 16.2 mi
- Provident Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: 19.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 19.6 mi
- Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 19.6 mi
- Botanical Garden at the Springs Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 3.1 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 15.2 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 23.0 mi
- Cathedral Rock Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Deer Creek Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 21.9 mi
- Little Falls: 16.2 mi
- Big Falls: 17.7 mi
- Mary Jane Falls: 18.1 mi
| 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).
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, 3 mi away.
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