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Leo the Lion

Leo the Lion from directly overhead

Leo the Lion is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Liberty, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Las Vegas Strip runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.10128, -115.17242

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Statue of Liberty: 0.1 mi
  • Bliss Dance: 0.2 mi
  • Typewriter Eraser, Scale X: 0.4 mi
  • The Big Edge: 0.6 mi
  • Julius Caesar Statue at Caesars Palace Las Vegas: 1.1 mi
Attractions
  • CSI: The Experience: 0.1 mi
  • Big Apple Coaster: 0.1 mi
  • Coca‑Cola Store: 0.2 mi
  • Bodies: 0.4 mi
  • Titanic: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Siegfried and Roy Park: 1.9 mi
  • Grand Flamingo Plaza Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Park: 2.1 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Field: 2.1 mi
  • Molasky Family Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 33
  • Whitney Mesa: 6.2 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 6.6 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 11.2 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 12.2 mi
  • Blue Diamond Hill: 12.3 mi
Springs: 30
  • Gypsum Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Red Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Calico Spring: 14.4 mi
Museums: 27
Gardens: 25
Historic sites: 25
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Leo the Lion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 243°2,562 m20.6 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 296°2,465 m17.8 mi
Mount WilsonW 268°2,155 m17.4 mi
Gass PeakN 359°2,111 m20.7 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 267°2,079 m17.3 mi
Rainbow MountainW 272°2,075 m17.8 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 255°2,023 m17.9 mi
Bridge MountainW 278°1,968 m17.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505461687788939284705748
Precip in0.60.80.40.20.10.00.40.30.30.30.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarran Intl AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1115332185

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