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The Man

The Man from directly overhead

The Man is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,191 m. Granite Peak stands 2,725 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Temple of the Deep, a artwork 0.5 miles away. 99 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

What the record says

Height
29.25 m
Material
wood

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.78696, -119.20300

99 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 46
  • Coyote Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Secondhand Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Frog Pond: 3.3 mi
  • Lost Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Barker Springs: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Old Razorback Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Steamboat Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Finley Butte: 5.9 mi
  • Dry Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Pahsupp Mountain: 10.8 mi
Hot springs: 5
  • Trego Hot Springs: 4.7 mi
  • Great Boiling Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Black Rock Hot Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Casey Springs: 17.9 mi
  • Double Hot Springs: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Center Camp: 0.5 mi
  • Center Camp: 0.6 mi
  • Fly Geyser: 8.4 mi
  • Planet X Pottery: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Parks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Hardin City: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite PeakW 271°2,725 m11.9 mi
Donnelly PeakN 352°2,597 m21.7 mi
Fox MountainNW 312°2,481 m24.8 mi
The BanjoWNW 285°2,430 m12.4 mi
South Donnelly PeakN 356°2,347 m17.1 mi
Mahogany PeakNW 314°2,327 m23.7 mi
Wagon Tire MountainWNW 296°2,321 m16.4 mi
Luxor PeakSSW 192°2,238 m21.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:3319:09
June solstice05:2619:5120:32
September equinox06:4518:1918:56
December solstice07:1815:4916:33

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343946516070787667544132
Precip in1.10.70.90.61.00.60.30.10.30.50.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gerlach, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1293052765

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