Museum · Nevada
Carrol Shelby Museum
Carrol Shelby Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 680 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Las Vegas Strip passes 1.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 7.6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.07200, -115.17950
- 1.0 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 5.1 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 10.4 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 14 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 15 mi
- Calico I · 15 mi
- Red Rock Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Town Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Western Trails Park: 1.7 mi
- Siegfried and Roy Park: 2.5 mi
- Charlie Frias Park: 2.9 mi
- Henry Prendes Park at Hidden Palms: 3.3 mi
Attractions
- Gene Woods Racing Experience: 0.7 mi
- Shark Reef Aquarium: 1.2 mi
- HyperX Arena: 1.6 mi
- PLAY Playground: 1.6 mi
- King Tut: 1.7 mi
Artworks
- Statue of Liberty: 2.1 mi
- Leo the Lion: 2.1 mi
- Bliss Dance: 2.2 mi
- Typewriter Eraser, Scale X: 2.4 mi
- The Big Edge: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Exploration Peak: 5.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 6.1 mi
- Peak 3916: 10.9 mi
- Pleasant Peak: 10.9 mi
- Peak 3382: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 33
- Whitney Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 6.6 mi
- Blue Diamond Hill: 12.0 mi
- Great Unconformity: 12.8 mi
- Suburban Crag: 13.6 mi
Springs: 30
- Cottonwood Spring: 12.8 mi
- Wheeler Camp Spring: 13.3 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 13.5 mi
- Mormon Green Springs: 14.3 mi
- Red Spring: 14.4 mi
Museums: 26
- Raiders Preview Center: 0.3 mi
- Pinball Hall of Fame: 1.0 mi
- Las Vegas Shooting Center;Hollywood Car Museum: 1.7 mi
- Arte Museum Las Vegas: 2.6 mi
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden: 3.3 mi
- Learning Garden: 3.4 mi
- Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 3.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 3.0 mi
- The Rat Pack Memorial Plaque: 3.5 mi
- Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.5 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 5.9 mi
- Swm n Pool: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 7.7 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 10.6 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 14.6 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Boulder Beach South: 21.6 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.8 mi
- South Beach: 22.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 24.8 mi
- Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 3.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Nevada Welcome Center: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Carrol Shelby Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,562 m | 19.4 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,465 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Wilson | W 275° | 2,155 m | 17.1 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 360° | 2,111 m | 22.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | W 274° | 2,079 m | 16.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 278° | 2,075 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mountain Springs Peak | W 262° | 2,023 m | 17.1 mi |
| Bridge Mountain | WNW 284° | 1,968 m | 17.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 92 | 84 | 70 | 57 | 48 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mccarran Intl AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/172591730
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- Las Vegas/The Strip · 3 mi
- Las Vegas · 7 mi
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