Sunrise Mountain Natural Area
Sunrise Mountain Natural Area is a park in Clark, Nevada and has an elevation of 2,848 feet. Sunrise Mountain Natural Area is situated nearby to the town Sunrise Manor, as well as near the village Nellis Air Force Base.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sunrise Mountain and Frenchman Mountain.
Sunrise Mountain
Peak
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunrise Mountain is located east of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada. Even though Sunrise Mountain is over 3.3 miles NNW of higher peak Frenchman Mountain many people in the Las Vegas Valley refer to Frenchman Mountain as Sunrise Mountain since the sun rises from behind it.
Frenchman Mountain
Peak
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frenchman Mountain is a mountain located east of Las Vegas, Nevada. Made up of rocks similar to those found on the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Frenchman Mountain formed when faulting elevated and tilted the rocks followed by erosion, giving it its sharp triangular profile. Frenchman Mountain is situated 2 miles southwest of Sunrise Mountain Natural Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunrise Manor and Nellis Air Force Base.
Sunrise Manor
Town
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located on the western base of Frenchman Mountain, east of Las Vegas. Sunrise Manor is situated 3½ miles west of Sunrise Mountain Natural Area.
Nellis Air Force Base
Village
Nellis Air Force Base is a city in the United States. It is located in Clark County and the state of Nevada northeast of Las Vegas, 3,300 km west of the country's capital city of Washington, D.C. Nellis Air Force Base is located at an elevation of 576 meters above sea level and has a population of 3,187. Nellis Air Force Base is situated 4½ miles northwest of Sunrise Mountain Natural Area.
Sunrise Mountain Natural Area
- Type: Park
- Location: Clark, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.20525° or 36° 12′ 19″ northLongitude
-114.98139° or 114° 58′ 53″ westElevation
2,848 feet (868 metres)Open location code
85876249+4CGeoNames ID
5513345
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shadow Rock Park and Frenchman Range.
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