El Paso, Texas -
World's Largest Man-Made Illuminated Star

World's Largest Man-Made Illuminated Star

Big star - you can see it from the highway, so no need to stop! [Suzanne, 01/17/2012]

Star of El Paso

This beautiful man-made star is said to have been made for the soldiers of Ft. Bliss. It was originally lit only when soldiers were returning home and around the Christmas Season. Now it is lit daily and schools dedicate the lighting to their recent graduates, and others can submit their dedications in the local newspaper. [Marcela Diaz, 06/25/2009]

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.]