Overview

In 1942, a plane carrying Carole Lombard (famous movie star and wife of Clark Gable) crashed high on the east face of Mt. Potosi. The site is now a footnote in history, visited occasionally by plane crash buffs, Carole Lombard fans, and strong Las Vegas hikers. The traditional route, the road serving communication towers near the summit, is now gated at the bottom of the mountain. The road makes for a long, extremely steep, and very hot walk, but hikers are free to trudge the 3.4-mile road, then descend 0.5-miles to the crash site. This route is so hot and steep that many hikers prefer the shorter, but much more difficult direct route up the east face of the mountain. Take note: strong hikers have been forced to turn back from this "road."

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 Carole Lombard Crash Site via Mt. Potosi Road.