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Big Shot

Big Shot from directly overhead

Big Shot is an attraction in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 622 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Stratosphere Tower, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

amusement ride, opened 1996, on top of the Stratosphere Las Vegas tower

Wikidata Q4906330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates36.14741, -115.15553

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
Artworks
  • G gallery: 0.5 mi
  • Cobalt Gallery: 0.5 mi
  • Photo Bang Bang: 0.5 mi
  • cornerstone gallery: 0.6 mi
  • Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 1.7 mi
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 32
  • Whitney Mesa: 6.9 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 7.5 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 8.9 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 10.7 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 11.5 mi
Springs: 30
  • Gypsum Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Red Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Calico Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Ash Spring: 15.4 mi
Museums: 27
Historic sites: 25
  • Classic Vdubs: 0.5 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 0.5 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 0.6 mi
  • grass sand maze: 1.2 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 2.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 6.2 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 237°2,562 m23.0 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 285°2,465 m17.6 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 259°2,155 m18.7 mi
Quartzite MountainN 9°2,152 m24.8 mi
Gass PeakN 355°2,111 m17.5 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 257°2,079 m18.7 mi
Rainbow MountainW 262°2,075 m18.9 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 247°2,023 m19.8 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 solstice06:4915:5116:30

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667686929082695647
Precip in0.70.80.50.20.10.00.10.20.20.30.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4670120040

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