World’s tallest thermometer between LA and Vegas lists for sale for staggering pile of cash — it comes with a serious bonus

Talk about a hot property.

The world’s tallest thermometer, the towering desert landmark that has greeted 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.”

Castillo expects the buyer could come from Las Vegas, given the constant flow of rivers traveling between Southern Nevada and Southern California.

The listing also pitches the site as a future charging stop for electric vehicles and big rigs, with the existing retail building potentially converted into a coffee shop or fast-casual food spot.

The property sits across from two other familiar I-15 pit-stop favorites, Alien Fresh Jerky and Mad Greek restaurant.

The listing even floats turning the thermometer’s digital display into a rotating LED advertising screen — because apparently just being the world’s tallest thermometer isn’t enough.

Baker, an unincorporated desert town, spans just 2.7 square miles and had only 442 residents as of the 2020 census.

The thermometer was first built in 1991, though high winds knocked it over before it was officially lit, according to the World’s Tallest Thermometer website.

It was rebuilt and finally turned on in 1992.

But for $1.85 million, one buyer can take the ultimate temperature check on California’s desert economy — and slap their logo on one of the weirdest landmarks in the west.

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