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Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue

Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue from directly overhead

Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 610 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoe, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The giant praying mantis statue was initially used at Burning Man however it was adopted as the mascot for the Downtown Container Park. It typically lights up the night at sundown.

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Coordinates36.16796, -115.13818

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Shoe: 0.0 mi
  • Silver Slipper Neon Sign: 0.1 mi
  • Dancer Neon Sign: 0.1 mi
  • Las Vegas Neon Sign: 0.1 mi
  • Cocktail Neon Sign: 0.1 mi
Parks
Attractions
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 31
  • Whitney Mesa: 7.4 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 7.5 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 8.0 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 10.9 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 11.8 mi
Museums: 27
Springs: 27
  • Gypsum Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Calico Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Ash Spring: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • grass sand maze: 0.8 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 1.1 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 1.3 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 1.3 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 2.8 mi
  • Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 7.3 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainSW 236°2,562 m24.6 mi
La Madre MountainW 280°2,465 m18.2 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 255°2,155 m20.0 mi
Quartzite MountainN 7°2,152 m23.3 mi
Gass PeakN 352°2,111 m16.2 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 254°2,079 m20.0 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 258°2,075 m20.1 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 245°2,023 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667686929082695647
Precip in0.70.80.50.20.10.00.10.20.20.30.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.

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Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4728579498

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