Join Frank Golden and the Friends of Gold Butte as we hike Whitney Wash. Whitney Wash is an interesting hike into a box canyon that hides striking red sandstone cliffs overtopped by towering limestone (http://birdandhike.com/Rocks/Sedi/_Sedi_index.htm) mountains. The hike is short, only 3.5 round-trip miles to a low knob with grand views all around, but hikers..

Gold Butte National Monument is home to many examples of “rock stories,” or petroglyphs, left hundreds of years ago by indigenous people inhabiting the area. Join us as hike leader Jim Boone shares his knowledge of this historically and culturally significant place. The hike is about 1.5 miles over uneven desert terrain and rock scrambling..

Join the Friends of Gold Butte for our first speaker series event of 2020, as Justin DeMaio shares his research and knowledge of the Archaeology of Gold Butte. Justin is a professional archaeologist who has worked in the Southern Nevada region for almost a decade. He is currently employed by the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR),..

Join Jim Boone for a hike to the summit of Little Virgin Peak (3,514 ft), a nice little peak standing in the morning shadow of “big” Virgin Peak. Even though the peak is only 2-miles round-trip, the hike is not easy, but the 360-degree views from the summit are surprisingly grand. The hike runs off-trail..

The Whitney Pocket Overlook route (via Raven Ridge) starts in the First Rock Camp area and runs 3.2 miles following gravel roads across the desert. There is no trail up the steep side of Raven Ridge, but once atop Raven Ridge, the views are surprisingly grand for a relatively low ridge. On Raven Ridge, an..

The CCC did a lot of work in the Gold Butte area including the dam at Whitney Pocket. They built a number of check dams on the bajada above Bunkerville, these are well known. Less familiar are the 2 check dams in Whitney Pocket Wash. That’s the goal of this hike. There have been several..

Please join the Friends of Gold Butte before the speaker series in Mesquite on Wednesday, December 18, for a happy hour celebration in recognition of the 3rd anniversary of the designation of Gold Butte National Monument. We will have a cash bar, hot appetizers and of course, DESSERT! SOMETHING NEW! This year we are conducting..

Join us for an interesting and informative evening as Elspeth Kuta of the Virgin Valley Heritage Museum shares stories of these two characters that lived and mined in Gold Butte when the West was still wild! This pair of prospectors called Gold Butte home for decades after everyone else had left. Arthur Coleman and William..