- Elevation, modelled
- 1,367 m
- Tallest summit within 18.9 miles
- Mount Rose3,285 m · 13.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mount Rose Highway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 39.5255, -119.8125
Space Whale is a artwork in Nevada, at a modelled 1,367 m. Mount Rose stands 3,285 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is City Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mount Rose Highway passes 9.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Space Whale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rose | SSW 204° | 3,285 m | 13.8 mi |
| Church Peak | SSW 206° | 3,235 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Houghton | SSW 207° | 3,195 m | 14.9 mi |
| Relay Peak | SSW 206° | 3,135 m | 16.3 mi |
| Snowflower Mountain | SSW 214° | 3,115 m | 11.9 mi |
| Tamarack Peak | SSW 202° | 3,012 m | 15.4 mi |
| Slide Mountain | SSW 195° | 2,936 m | 15.2 mi |
| Rose Knob Peak | SSW 206° | 2,932 m | 17.8 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Mount Rose Highway
- 20.4 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore DriveNational
- 21.8 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Pyramid Lake Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic lookout · 19 mi
- Memorial Point Scenic Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- City Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Powning Park: 0.1 mi
- West Street Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Fulton Corner Park: 0.2 mi
- Wingfield Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks
- Casino Chips: 0.2 mi
- Locomotion: 0.2 mi
- Portal of Evolution: 0.3 mi
- Nevadan: 0.4 mi
- BattleBorn: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Cross Peak: 4.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Huffaker Hills: 5.5 mi
- Peavine Peak: 7.6 mi
- Peavine Mountain: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 34
- Honor Court: 0.8 mi
- Joe Robertson Native Plant Garden: 0.8 mi
- Jimmy's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Native Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
Museums: 27
- National Automobile Museum: 0.2 mi
- International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame: 0.3 mi
- Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum: 0.3 mi
- Nevada Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Natural History: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Sergeant George D. Sullivan Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Distinguised Nevadans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- F. Donald Tibbetts Memorial Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Frank Zenklusen Memorial: 0.9 mi
- The Basque Sheepherder Monument: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 18
- Old Reno Arch: 0.1 mi
- Reno Arch: 0.2 mi
- Tony Armstrong Amphitheater: 3.1 mi
- Historic Glendale School House: 3.1 mi
- Customs: 20.2 mi
Springs: 17
- Cold Spring: 15.7 mi
- Juniper Ridge Spring: 17.2 mi
- Summit Spring: 18.3 mi
- Mud Spring: 18.4 mi
- Horse Spring: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Rancho San Rafael: 2.3 mi
- Ballardini Open Space: 5.3 mi
- Mogul Open Space: 5.8 mi
- Truckee River Greenbelt: 8.2 mi
- Galena Terrace: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 10
- South Beach: 20.3 mi
- Burnt Cedar Beach: 21.1 mi
- Incline Beach: 21.1 mi
- Hidden Beach: 21.9 mi
- Kings Beach: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Chalk Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Giants Throne: 13.6 mi
- Slab Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Yellow Rock: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Poeville: 6.7 mi
- Peavine Ranch: 9.2 mi
- Galena: 12.2 mi
- Washoe City: 14.3 mi
- Sutro: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Jumbo Falls: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Donner Camp Picnic Site: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Day trips start here
- Reno · 0 mi
- Virginia City · 17 mi
- Republic of Molossia · 20 mi
- Incline Village · 21 mi
- Tahoe Vista · 23 mi
- Loyalton · 25 mi
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