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Stratosphere Tower

Stratosphere Tower from directly overhead

Stratosphere Tower 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 Big Shot, 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.

The record

What the record says

Height
350 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.14742, -115.15550

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: 10.8 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 Stratosphere Tower. 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/135457469

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