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Sun Tunnels

Box Elder County, UT

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Nancy Holt’s 1973–76 Land Art installation: four large concrete tunnels in an open X on the Great Basin Desert floor SE of Lucin, aligned to the solstice sun and pierced with constellation holes. Dia Art Foundation stewarded public artwork—remote, free, leave-no-trace.

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RegionBox Elder County, UT
Coordinates41.3035, -113.8638
ArtistNancy Holt
Completed1976
StewardDia Art Foundation
AlignmentSummer / winter solstice

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