Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center
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Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center is a museum in Nevada, at a recorded elevation of 617 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Las Vegas Strip passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (MSM; formerly known as the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Natural History) is a museum located on the main campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), established in 1967. The museum was originally instituted as a natural history museum with a focus on the natural history and environment of Nevada and the broader Southwestern United States. In December 2011, the Barrick joined the UNLV College of Fine Arts and became the anchor of the Galleries at UNLV. The six galleries and one museum that make up the Galleries are each entities in their own right linked via a common administration.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1967.
Wikidata Q6766221, matched on coordinates and name (370 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 617 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 2.7 mi off the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 14.7 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Road
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 15 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 16 mi
- Calico I · 16 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Different Daring Diverse: 0.1 mi
- Black Lives Matter Banner: 0.1 mi
- The Talisman: 0.1 mi
- Pioneer Wall: 0.2 mi
- The Cube: 0.2 mi
- Grand Flamingo Plaza Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Cambridge Recreation Center Park: 0.7 mi
- Cambridge Recreation Center Field: 0.8 mi
- Molasky Family Park: 1.0 mi
- Orr School Park: 1.2 mi
- Grand Prix Plaza: 1.2 mi
- High Roller: 1.7 mi
- CSI: The Experience: 1.7 mi
- Las Vegas Strip: 1.8 mi
- Coca‑Cola Store: 1.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 4.5 mi
- Exploration Peak: 9.0 mi
- Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 9.3 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Pinnacle: 10.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 4.7 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 5.1 mi
- Great Unconformity: 9.6 mi
- Suburban Crag: 13.1 mi
- Gun Club Left Wall: 13.8 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 10.2 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 14.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 15.4 mi
- Red Spring: 15.8 mi
- Wheeler Camp Spring: 15.9 mi
- Jerry Tarkanian Statue Monument: 0.3 mi
- The Rat Pack Memorial Plaque: 2.0 mi
- Siegfried & Roy Monument: 2.0 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 3.4 mi
- Swm n Pool: 3.4 mi
- Atomic Museum Vegas: 0.6 mi
- Arte Museum Las Vegas: 1.8 mi
- Madame Tussauds Las Vegas: 1.9 mi
- Elvis Presley Museum: 2.2 mi
- Pinball Hall of Fame: 2.3 mi
- Donald H. Baepler Xeric Garden: 0.0 mi
- Learning Garden: 0.1 mi
- Lee Pascal Memorial Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- College of Fine Arts Garden: 0.2 mi
- Campus Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 8.4 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 10.9 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 16.3 mi
- North McCullough Wilderness: 16.4 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 23.5 mi
- Hot Springs: 23.5 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 23.8 mi
- Hot Spring: 24.3 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 19.8 mi
- Boulder Beach: 20.1 mi
- South Beach: 20.3 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 3.3 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art and Harry Reid Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potosi Mountain | WSW 244° | 2,562 m | 22.4 mi |
| La Madre Mountain | WNW 292° | 2,465 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Wilson | W 267° | 2,155 m | 19.2 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 354° | 2,111 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | W 266° | 2,079 m | 19.1 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | W 270° | 2,075 m | 19.5 mi |
| Mountain Springs Peak | WSW 256° | 2,023 m | 19.7 mi |
| Bridge Mountain | W 276° | 1,968 m | 19.6 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 | 19:23 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:51 | 16:30 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/129477688
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- Las Vegas · 4 mi
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