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Goldwell Open Air Museum

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Elevation, modelled
1,107 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Grapevine Peak2,663.3 m · 18.3 mi
Nearest byway
Death Valley Scenic Byway20.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:11local time
Coordinates
36.8949, -116.8307

Goldwell Open Air Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled 1,107 m. Grapevine Peak stands 2,663 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rhyolite Bottle House, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Death Valley Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

A group of prominent Belgian artists, led by the late Albert Szukalski, created a self-described art situation consisting of seven outdoor sculptures that are colossal not only in their scale, but in their placement within the vast upper Mojave desert.

sculpture park and artist residency program

Dates from 2000.

Wikidata Q5580391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Step-free access
No

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grapevine PeakWNW 286°2,663.3 m18.3 mi
Wahguyhe PeakWNW 282°2,629.8 m15.5 mi
Mount PalmerW 273°2,409 m16.7 mi
Timber MountainENE 57°2,259 m24.6 mi
North Timber PeakENE 57°2,239 m24.4 mi
South Timber PeakENE 63°2,204 m22.4 mi
Yucca MountainE 81°2,044 m21.0 mi
Chocolate MountainE 81°2,017 m19.3 mi

Overlooks nearby

67 named places within 25 miles

Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2518:59
June solstice05:2919:3220:11
September equinox06:3618:1218:46
December solstice06:5715:5516:35

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

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