The Long Way
Clark County
A crowd of people walking in the desert toward tall stacks of brightly painted boulders.
Plate I. Visitors at Seven Magic Mountains. From nevadaart.org
People walking around large brightly colored stacked boulders in a desert landscape.
Plate II. Colorful boulder towers, Seven Magic Mountains. From en.wikipedia.org
A woman poses sitting on a large, brightly painted boulder with other colorful rock formations in the desert.
Plate III. Visitor posing at Seven Magic Mountains. Photograph by Gabbybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stacks of brightly painted boulders stand in a desert landscape under a moonlit sky.
Plate IV. Painted boulder towers, Seven Magic Mountains. From nevadaart.org
A row of brightly painted stacked boulders stands in a desert landscape against a clear sky.
Plate V. Brightly painted boulder towers, Seven Magic Mountains. From nevadaart.org
A row of brightly painted rock towers stands under a clear blue sky.
Plate VI. Seven Magic Mountains art installation. From nevadaart.org
A row of brightly painted stacked boulders stands in a desert landscape.
Plate VII. Brightly painted boulder towers, Seven Magic Mountains. From sevenmagicmountains.com
A large sculpture made of stacked, brightly painted boulders stands in a desert landscape.
Plate VIII. Painted boulder towers, Seven Magic Mountains. From sevenmagicmountains.com
Large brightly colored stacked boulders stand in a desert landscape under the moon.
Plate IX. Colorful stacked boulders, Seven Magic Mountains. From nevadaart.org

Seven Magic Mountains

Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. Art installation; May 11, 2016 - December 31, 2026.

Details

Map. Henderson, Clark County, Nevada. Larger map
Where
Henderson, Clark County, NV. No street address stated. Directions
When
Sunrise to sunset.
Getting there
Far southern end of Las Vegas Boulevard along Interstate 15, approximately a half hour from downtown Las Vegas.
Fees
FREE.
Access
No restroom facilities or other amenities are offered at the artwork site. The nearest restrooms are approximately five miles from the artwork, at Jean. Photography by visitors is permitted only for private noncommercial use. Overnight camping is prohibited.
Walk-in or reserve
No reservations are necessary.
Phone
702.381.5182
Website
sevenmagicmountains.com
Managed by
Art Production Fund, New York and Nevada Museum of Art, Reno.
Established
2016.
Coordinates
35.8399, -115.2710.

Seven towering totemic forms made from thirty-three brightly painted, locally sourced boulders, with columns 30 to 35 feet high.

Notable Events

  1. 2015Boulders were cored before stacking. sevenmagicmountains.com
  2. 2016The Nevada Museum of Art and Art Production Fund unveiled Seven Magic Mountains to the public. clarkcountynv.gov
  3. 2019The installation was restored with support from an MGM Resorts International grant and private donations. theartnewspaper.com
  4. 2021A second maintenance and painting restoration was planned to clean, prime, and repaint the totems. theartnewspaper.com

People

  • Ugo Rondinone, Swiss artist who created Seven Magic Mountains (2016).

Sources

  1. sevenmagicmountains.com/visit
  2. sevenmagicmountains.com/about
  3. nevadaart.org/art/exhibitions/ugo-rondinone-seven-magic-mountains
  4. sevenmagicmountains.com/about
  5. sevenmagicmountains.com/timeline
  6. sevenmagicmountains.com/press_release/seven-magic-mountains-by-ugo-rondinone-enlists-nevadans-to-bring-massive-public-art-installation-to-the-desert
  7. clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/services/public_art/las-vegas-cultural-landscape/ugorondinone-sevenmagicmountains
  8. theartnewspaper.com/2021/04/30/ugo-rondinones-seven-magic-mountains-in-the-nevada-desert-will-undergo-a-second-restoration