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Punk Rock Museum

Punk Rock Museum, a museum in Nevada
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Punk Rock Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 625 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Las Vegas mural, a attraction 0.4 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Punk Rock Museum is a 12,000-square-foot space dedicated to the punk rock music genre, which opened on April 1, 2023. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the museum was founded by "Fat Mike" Burkett of the band NOFX, and developed by Burkett and production manager Lisa Brownlee. It is governed by a ten-person collective of musicians and museum investors including Burkett, co-founder Pat Smear (The Germs), and skateboarder Tony Hawk.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q120912976, matched on coordinates and name (33 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates36.15433, -115.16062

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Las Vegas mural: 0.4 mi
  • Salon De Belleza: 0.4 mi
  • Las Vegas Showgirl Sign: 0.5 mi
  • X-Scream: 0.5 mi
  • Big Shot: 0.6 mi
Parks
Artworks
  • cornerstone gallery: 0.5 mi
  • Photo Bang Bang: 0.5 mi
  • G gallery: 0.5 mi
  • Cobalt Gallery: 0.5 mi
  • Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 1.5 mi
Peaks: 59
Cliffs: 30
  • Whitney Mesa: 7.5 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 8.0 mi
  • Great Unconformity: 9.0 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 10.2 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 11.1 mi
Springs: 30
  • Gypsum Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Red Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Calico Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Ash Spring: 15.1 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 1.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Classic Vdubs: 0.4 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 0.4 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 0.5 mi
  • grass sand maze: 1.3 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 6.7 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainSW 236°2,562 m23.1 mi
La Madre MountainWNW 284°2,465 m17.2 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 257°2,155 m18.5 mi
Quartzite MountainN 10°2,152 m24.4 mi
Gass PeakN 356°2,111 m17.0 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 256°2,079 m18.5 mi
Rainbow MountainW 260°2,075 m18.7 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 246°2,023 m19.7 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 °F495360667686929082695647
Precip in0.70.80.50.20.10.00.10.20.20.30.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Vegas AIR Terminal, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1235856387

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