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The Talisman

The Talisman from directly overhead

The Talisman is an artwork in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 615 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 1.9 miles off.

The Talisman is a metal sculpture, created by Kevin Robb in 1990, that stands outside the law school, near the clock tower. The letters “U-N-L-V” are hidden in the twisted metal.

The record

What the record says

Built
1990
Material
metal
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.10853, -115.13915

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Pioneer Wall: 0.1 mi
  • The Flashlight: 0.1 mi
  • Different Daring Diverse: 0.1 mi
  • The Cube: 0.2 mi
  • Black Lives Matter Banner: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Grand Flamingo Plaza Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Park: 0.7 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Field: 0.7 mi
  • Molasky Family Park: 0.9 mi
  • Orr School Park: 1.0 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Cliffs: 34
  • Whitney Mesa: 4.6 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 5.1 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 9.5 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 13.1 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 13.8 mi
Springs: 28
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 16.0 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 26
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Hot Spring: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 3.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of The Talisman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 244°2,562 m22.5 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 292°2,465 m19.3 mi
Mount WilsonW 267°2,155 m19.3 mi
Gass PeakN 354°2,111 m20.3 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 266°2,079 m19.2 mi
Rainbow MountainW 270°2,075 m19.6 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 255°2,023 m19.8 mi
Bridge MountainW 276°1,968 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2519:2320:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4815:5116:30

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13172026773

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