- Elevation, modelled
- 610 m
- Tallest summit within 24.6 miles
- Potosi Mountain2,562 m · 24.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Bywayon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:02local time
- Coordinates
- 36.1680, -115.1382
Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue is a artwork in Nevada, at a modelled 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.
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.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Fire Breathing Praying Mantis Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Mountain | SW 236° | 2,562 m | 24.6 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | W 280° | 2,465 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 255° | 2,155 m | 20.0 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | N 7° | 2,152 m | 23.3 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 352° | 2,111 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | WSW 254° | 2,079 m | 20.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 258° | 2,075 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mountain Springs Peak | WSW 245° | 2,023 m | 21.3 mi |
- On the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic BywayNational
- 2.0 mi off the Las Vegas StripNational
- 11.5 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 14.6 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Calico I · 16 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 16 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Common Grounds at Downtown Container Park: 0.1 mi
- Downtown Container Park Event Stage: 0.1 mi
- Mark Dutton Park: 0.7 mi
- Symphony Park: 0.8 mi
- Huntridge Circle Park: 0.8 mi
- Fremont East Gateway: 0.2 mi
- Axehole Vegas: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Street Experience: 0.3 mi
- Slotzilla Zipline: 0.4 mi
- Graceland Wedding Chapel: 0.5 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 9.6 mi
- Lone Mountain: 11.0 mi
- 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
- The Mob Museum: 0.4 mi
- Neon Museum: 0.6 mi
- Neon Museum: 0.6 mi
- Zak Bagan's The Haunted Museum: 0.8 mi
- Discovery Children's Museum: 0.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 9.6 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 12.7 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 14.6 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 19.2 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 21.0 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.3 mi
- South Beach: 21.6 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 7.3 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.4 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 21.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:50 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.
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- Las Vegas · 0 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 4 mi
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