Neon Museum
Neon Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 606 m. La Madre Mountain stands 2,465 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Nuget Sign, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway runs past it. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
art museum in Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates from 1996.
Wikidata Q6993430, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway, National
- 2.6 mi off the Las Vegas Strip, National
- 11.7 mi off the Red Rock Canyon Back Country Byway
- 14.3 mi off the Kyle Canyon Road (State Route 157)
Overlooks nearby
- Rock Overlook · 16 mi
- Calico I · 17 mi
- Top of the Hill Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Red Rock Mountain 360 View Deck · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Golden Nuget Sign: 0.0 mi
- Tropicana Sign: 0.0 mi
- Binion's Horseshoe Sign: 0.0 mi
- Riviera Sign: 0.0 mi
- Moulin Rouge Sign: 0.0 mi
- Heritage Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Las Vegas Mormon Fort State Historic Park: 0.3 mi
- Fantasy Park: 0.5 mi
- Common Grounds at Downtown Container Park: 0.7 mi
- Downtown Container Park Event Stage: 0.7 mi
- Axehole Vegas: 0.5 mi
- Fremont East Gateway: 0.6 mi
- Fremont Street Experience: 0.6 mi
- Slotzilla Zipline: 0.6 mi
- Graceland Wedding Chapel: 1.1 mi
- Frenchman Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 7.9 mi
- Sunrise Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Peek-a-boo Lava Butte: 9.7 mi
- Lone Mountain: 10.9 mi
- Great Unconformity: 7.2 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 7.8 mi
- Whitney Mesa: 8.4 mi
- Suburban Crag: 10.8 mi
- Gun Club Left Wall: 11.8 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 7.5 mi
- Gypsum Spring: 12.6 mi
- Red Spring: 16.1 mi
- Calico Spring: 16.2 mi
- Ash Spring: 16.5 mi
- Neon Museum: 0.0 mi
- Las Vegas Natural History Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Mob Museum: 0.4 mi
- Discovery Children's Museum: 1.1 mi
- Zak Bagan's The Haunted Museum: 1.4 mi
- grass sand maze: 1.4 mi
- GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 1.7 mi
- Swm n Pool: 1.8 mi
- Classic Vdubs: 1.8 mi
- Siegfried & Roy Monument: 4.2 mi
- Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 1.5 mi
- Teaching Garden: 3.0 mi
- Palm Oasis: 3.0 mi
- Cactus Alley: 3.0 mi
- Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 3.0 mi
- Clark County Wetlands Park: 9.8 mi
- Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs: 12.3 mi
- Desert Tortoise Conservation Center: 15.2 mi
- Spring Mountain Ranch State Park: 19.5 mi
- Boulder Beach South: 21.1 mi
- Boulder Beach: 21.4 mi
- South Beach: 21.7 mi
- Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 7.9 mi
- Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.0 mi
- Nevada Welcome Center: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Neon Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Madre Mountain | W 278° | 2,465 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Wilson | WSW 254° | 2,155 m | 20.3 mi |
| Quartzite Mountain | N 7° | 2,152 m | 22.6 mi |
| Gass Peak | N 351° | 2,111 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mount Wilson - South Peak | WSW 252° | 2,079 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | WSW 257° | 2,075 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mountain Springs Peak | WSW 243° | 2,023 m | 21.7 mi |
| Bridge Mountain | W 262° | 1,968 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:19 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:24 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:29 | 18:05 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 15:50 | 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 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 92 | 90 | 82 | 69 | 56 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/266824889
Day trips start here
- Las Vegas · 0 mi
- Las Vegas/The Strip · 5 mi
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