Entry No. 15 — the Las Vegas file — filed under: environmental-art

Seven Magic Mountains

Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone stacked 33 locally quarried limestone boulders — some over 10 tons — into seven Day-Glo-painted totems up to 35 feet tall in the middle of empty desert scrub; in March 2025 an unexplained extra monolith briefly appeared among them, and no one has ever confirmed who put it there.

The move: Drive out for sunset when the fluorescent paint glows hardest against the fading desert light, then keep going 5 more miles south into Jean for milkshakes before turning back toward the Strip.

📍 Ivanpah Valley / Jean, NV (south of Henderson)
💸 Free
⚡ Up for anything
🌗 Outdoors

Where: I-15 & Las Vegas Blvd S, Ivanpah Valley, Jean, NV 89019 (7 mi south of the Sloan Rd exit 25 / Las Vegas Blvd intersection)

Hours: Added 2026-07-20 — confirm current hours before you go.

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Further reading: Official site · Wikipedia

last checked: 2026-07-20