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Big Shot

OpenStreetMap · node/4670120040

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Elevation, modelled
622 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Potosi Mountain2,562 m · 23.0 mi
Nearest byway
City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Bywayon it
Sunset, June solstice
20:02local time
Coordinates
36.1474, -115.1555

Big Shot is a attraction in Nevada, at a modelled 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.

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

Wikidata Q4906330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 25
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 1
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).

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