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Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument

Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument from directly overhead

Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument is a historic site in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 621 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Cannon, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Las Vegas Strip passes 1.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
bronze
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates36.10421, -115.14413

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Grand Flamingo Plaza Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Park: 1.0 mi
  • Siegfried and Roy Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Field: 1.0 mi
  • Molasky Family Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Cliffs: 29
  • Whitney Mesa: 4.8 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 9.9 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 13.1 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 13.8 mi
  • Gun Club Right Wall: 13.8 mi
Springs: 27
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Wheeler Camp Spring: 15.6 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Calico Spring: 15.9 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 25
  • The Rat Pack Memorial Plaque: 1.9 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 3.5 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 3.6 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 3.6 mi
Gardens: 19
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Hot springs: 2
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 3.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW2,562 m22.1 mi
La Madre MountainWNW2,465 m19.1 mi
Mount WilsonW2,155 m19.0 mi
Gass PeakN2,111 m20.6 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW2,079 m18.9 mi
Rainbow MountainW2,075 m19.3 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW2,023 m19.5 mi
Bridge MountainW1,968 m19.5 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/4405730214

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