Gold Butte
"Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada" by Bureau of Land Management is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"In the early 1900s, a cowboy and miners working in the area were amazed by a cloud of dust that suddenly rose from the desert flat as the sinkhole that would be known as Devils Throat opened. Devils Throat is now about 110-120 feet wide, and it continues to widen as the rim erodes and caves in. Within Gold Butte National Monument there are other sinkholes. At least one was larger, but is now filled, while several other sinkholes remain open." (National Conservation Lands Marker)
"Devils Throat, Gold Butte National Monument" by Matthew Dillon is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Gold Butte National Monument" by Matthew Dillon is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"Gold Butte National Monument" by Matthew Dillon is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
"The tent city of Golde Butte was formally established when a post office opened in early 1906. This area, downtown Gold Butte, included the post office, a store, a saloon, and a brothel. Supplies were hauled by wagon from the the town of St. Thomas, which lies two days travel by wagon to the northwest across the Virgin River. At the peak of mining activity, Gold Butte had about 2,000 residents, all living out of canvas tents spread out across the valley behind you. By late 1910, the mining boom had ended, the miners had packed up and drifted away, and the Golde Butte post office closed."
(National Conservation Lands Marker)
Listed as a National Monument in 2016 (Gold Butte National Monument).
Lime Canyon Wilderness established in 2002.
Jumbo Springs Wilderness established in 2002.
Located in the Gold Butte National Monument.