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The Mob Museum

The Mob Museum from directly overhead

The Mob Museum is a museum in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 614 m. Potosi Mountain stands 2,562 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Normandie Motel Neon Sign, a artwork 0.1 miles away. City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway runs past it. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates36.17282, -115.14127

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Normandie Motel Neon Sign: 0.1 mi
  • Lucky Cuss Motel Neon Sign: 0.2 mi
  • Society Cleaners Neon Sign: 0.2 mi
  • Pabst Blue Ribbon Neon Sign: 0.2 mi
  • Hacienda Horse Neon Sign: 0.3 mi
Attractions
Parks
  • Common Grounds at Downtown Container Park: 0.4 mi
  • Downtown Container Park Event Stage: 0.4 mi
  • Symphony Park: 0.6 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ethel Pearson Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 60
Cliffs: 31
  • Great Unconformity: 7.6 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 7.7 mi
  • Whitney Mesa: 8.4 mi
  • Suburban Crag: 10.6 mi
  • Gun Club Left Wall: 11.5 mi
Springs: 27
  • Gypsum Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Gypsum Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Red Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Calico Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Ash Spring: 16.2 mi
Museums: 26
Gardens: 25
  • Las Vegas Community Healing Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Palm Oasis: 2.7 mi
  • Nuwu Pahsats Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Cactus Alley: 2.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • grass sand maze: 1.1 mi
  • GYPSY DEN VINTAGE: 1.3 mi
  • Swm n Pool: 1.4 mi
  • Classic Vdubs: 1.4 mi
  • Siegfried & Roy Monument: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Foxtail Picnic Area (Pavilion F): 7.7 mi
  • Corn Creek Trails picnic area: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potosi MountainSW 235°2,562 m24.7 mi
La Madre MountainW 279°2,465 m18.0 mi
Mount WilsonWSW 254°2,155 m19.9 mi
Quartzite MountainN 7°2,152 m22.9 mi
Gass PeakN 352°2,111 m15.9 mi
Mount Wilson - South PeakWSW 253°2,079 m19.9 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 257°2,075 m20.0 mi
Mountain Springs PeakWSW 244°2,023 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4518:1918:53
June solstice05:2419:2420:02
September equinox06:2918:0518:39
December solstice06:4915:5016:30

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/206128504

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