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Atomic Museum Vegas, a museum in Nevada
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Atomic Museum Vegas is a museum 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 Campus Community Garden, a garden 0.2 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 1.4 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, Nevada, documents the history of nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in the Mojave Desert about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of Las Vegas. The museum operates as an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2005.

Wikidata Q4115185, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Smithsonian Institution
Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.11409, -115.14812

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grand Flamingo Plaza Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cambridge Recreation Center Field: 0.5 mi
  • Molasky Family Park: 0.6 mi
  • Orr School Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Cube: 0.5 mi
  • Different Daring Diverse: 0.5 mi
  • The Flashlight: 0.6 mi
  • The Talisman: 0.6 mi
  • UNLV Surplus Center: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 34
  • Whitney Mesa: 5.3 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 5.7 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 9.6 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 12.5 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 13.2 mi
Springs: 29
  • Gypsum Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Calico Spring: 15.6 mi
Museums: 26
Historic sites: 26
Gardens: 25
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 4
  • Two Mile Hot Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Hot Springs: 24.1 mi
  • Lost Man Hot Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 3.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainWSW 243°2,562 m22.2 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 292°2,465 m18.7 mi
Mount WilsonW 266°2,155 m18.8 mi
Gass PeakN 355°2,111 m19.9 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakW 264°2,079 m18.7 mi
Rainbow MountainW 269°2,075 m19.1 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 254°2,023 m19.4 mi
Bridge MountainW 275°1,968 m19.2 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 °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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/362488767

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