El Paso, Texas - World's Largest Man-Made Illuminated Star
- Address:
- El Paso, TX
- Directions:
- Visible from I-10.
- Admission:
- Free
- Hours:
- Lighted from about 6-11 PM (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 915-534-0500
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El Paso, Texas - World's Largest Man-Made Illuminated Star The world's largest man-made illuminated star. Since 1946, the star is 459 feet tall, 278 feet wide, using 459 light bulbs. It is perched on the side of the Franklin Mountains, which slice right through the middle of this international border community. It can be seen for 100 miles from the air and 30 miles from the highways leading into town from the east. [Mark Matthys, 03/08/2003][RA: The Star on Franklin Mountains, much larger than Roanoke's Mill Mountain Star, is arrayed on the slope of the mountain. The Mill Mountain Star stands like a billboard.]
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