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Hidden Gem of the Southwest
Gold Butte is located between the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just south of the City of Mesquite.
Gold Butte is located between the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just south of the City of Mesquite.
Natural Beauty
You'll find natural beauty around every bend. Stunning cactii flowers, ancient joshua trees, and interesting rock formations are spread throughout Gold Butte's vast landscape.
You'll find natural beauty around every bend. Stunning cactii flowers, ancient joshua trees, and interesting rock formations are spread throughout Gold Butte's vast landscape.
Thousands of Years of History
Native Americans have been dependent on the Gold Butte area for over 3,000 years. This traditional travel zone is filled with stories of the past through artifacts and ancient writings. Areas of habitation dot the landscape: rock shelters with blackened roofs, middens of charcoal soil littered with broken pottery, and rock tools.
Native Americans have been dependent on the Gold Butte area for over 3,000 years. This traditional travel zone is filled with stories of the past through artifacts and ancient writings. Areas of habitation dot the landscape: rock shelters with blackened roofs, middens of charcoal soil littered with broken pottery, and rock tools.
Lots to Explore
Our recent hike to Billy Goat Peak separated the real Billy Goats in the crowd! Of the 6 of us only three made the peak this day. Spots of snow covering the north slope made blazing the trail challenging. For those of us that only made it half way an incredible view of the landscape was enjoyed. The 360 degree view included the Virgin Mountains, Lake Mead, the rugged ridges of southern Gold Butte and the Grand Wash Cliffs in AZ.
Our recent hike to Billy Goat Peak separated the real Billy Goats in the crowd! Of the 6 of us only three made the peak this day. Spots of snow covering the north slope made blazing the trail challenging. For those of us that only made it half way an incredible view of the landscape was enjoyed. The 360 degree view included the Virgin Mountains, Lake Mead, the rugged ridges of southern Gold Butte and the Grand Wash Cliffs in AZ.
Fascinating Geology
Unique shapes of sandstone leftover from ancient oceans show up as interesting shapes and colors. You may even find a fossil of a sea creature embedded in the stone.
Unique shapes of sandstone leftover from ancient oceans show up as interesting shapes and colors. You may even find a fossil of a sea creature embedded in the stone.
Let’s Protect Her for Generations to Come
There's so much history, culture, and biological diversity to enjoy. It's important that we recognize this and do what we can to put protection in place that guarantees everyone can enjoy Gold Butte today and into the future.
There's so much history, culture, and biological diversity to enjoy. It's important that we recognize this and do what we can to put protection in place that guarantees everyone can enjoy Gold Butte today and into the future.
Latest News
- Here’s Our Latest Newsletter – Spring 2013 May 6, 2013
- Kids from After-School All-Stars Program Thrilled with Gold Butte Adventure December 13, 2012
- Nevada’s “Wild Side” Featured on PBS Program December 5, 2012
- Don’t Miss the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on 11/7 October 28, 2012
- Nice Gold Butte Mention in Mi Famila Vota PR October 1, 2012
- Gold Butte Featured in PBS’ This American Land Series August 20, 2012
This American Lands
Recent Tweets
- Check out this Meetup with Friends of Gold Butte! meetu.ps/1xmTYH 11 hours ago
- Reid bill would preserve Nevada’s chunk of Grand Canyon lasvegassun.com/news/2013/may/… via @LasVegasSun 20 hours ago
- Reid bill would form Gold Butte conservation area lasvegassun.com/news/2013/may/… via @LasVegasSun 1 day ago
- Reid introduces bill to create Gold Butte national conservation area shar.es/ZEpro via @ShareThis 1 day ago
- Rich lands at Gold Butte offered another opportunity for protection wilderness shar.es/ZKPkn via @ShareThis 2 days ago
About Gold Butte
Gold Butte is located between the Grand Canyon Parashant National Monument, Arizona, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area, just south of the City of Mesquite. It is named for the historic mining town and tent city of 1,000 miners in the early 1900’s. The town of Gold Butte, long abandoned, now attracts visitors interested in early pioneer history, ranching and ghost towns.
Volunteer Opportunities
Friends of Gold Butte would love to have you join our growing group of volunteers. We can always use help:
- Organizing group hikes
- Sharing our efforts at local events
- Participating in Gold Butte improvement projects
- Teaching others about the benefits of protecting natural resources
- Advocating to influential leaders
Take Action
Many groups and individuals have been working for the protection of Gold Butte’s extraordinary resources for many years. The time has come for the Gold Butte National Conservation Area and Wilderness designation, and we need you to take action now.
Over the last ten years, support for protecting Gold Butte has grown steadily. And recently, we’ve experienced a real groundswell of support among diverse supporters.
The City of Mesquite, Clark County Commission and the Paiute tribes have all passed resolutions of support and send positive messages to our representatives about the overwhelming need to introduce legislation this year.