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The world’s tallest thermometer, the towering desert landmark that hasgreeted generations of drivers making the haul between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, is now up for sale.
The 134-foot roadside attraction in Baker, California, has hit the market as part of a 4.3-acre property listed for $1.85 million,according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The San Bernardino County site sits along Interstate 15 and Baker Boulevard, roughly 90 miles southwest of the Las Vegas Strip, and includes the massive thermometer and a 1,107-square-foot retail building.
In other words, one lucky buyer could own the hottest tourist trap in the Mojave.
The listing leans hard into the thermometer’s potential as a giant money-making billboard, calling it “134 feet of vertical advertising space.”
The three-sided landmark faces northbound I-15, southbound I-15 and Highway 127/Baker Boulevard, giving brands a shot at millions of Vegas-bound drivers, road-trippers and truckers passing through the desert each year.
The listing claims the property gets exposure from about 22 million vehicles annually between I-15 and Highway 127.
The thermometer points travelers toward Death Valley, where the National Park Service says the hottest air temperature ever recorded on Earth hit 134 degrees in July 1913.
Listing broker Baron Castillo, owner of Apartment Building Investments, told the Review-Journal the thermometer has been refurbished and is “up and running better than ever now.”
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
