Hiking Around Las Vegas, Gold Butte National Monument
 Inside the Uranium Mine, ready to head for the trailhead (view W) |
Overview The Uranium Mine is a 1950s-era prospect (aka: Long Shot Prospect, Blue Chip Prospect) where prospectors came in, found some uranium ore, invested time and money in bulldozing roads and digging one tunnel, then abandoned the area leaving a damaged and polluted landscape in their wake. Even so, this makes for an interesting hike into the mining history of Gold Butte where, they say, you can find any mineral you seek, but not in commercial quantities. Presented here are photos of the return because it always looks different on the way down. For a detailed description of the route, including directions, maps, GPS coordinates, and photos, see Uranium Mine. Link to map. |
 End of the road, heading back (view N) |
 Approaching the mining area (view N) |
 Entering the mining area (view N) |
 Passing the mining area (view N) |
 Approaching the prospect area (view N) |
 Starting down Uranium Road (view N) |
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 Returning towards the wash (view NW) |
 Returning into the wash (view NW) |
 Returning down the wash (view NW) |
 Exiting the wash (view W) |
 Climbing out of the wash gully (view W) |
 Returning to the trailhead (view W) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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