Gold Butte Backcountry Byway NV
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 65.34 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,902 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 4,108 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,851 ft
- TrailRank
- 22
- Min elevation
- 3,851 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 5 hours 47 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3396
- Uploaded
- February 22, 2018
- Recorded
- October 2015
near Riverside, Nevada (United States)
Viewed 155 times, downloaded 8 times
Itinerary description
The Gold Butte Backcountry Byway offers a glimpse into Southern Nevada’s most beautiful landscapes and the history of the Anasazi and Paiute Indians, as well as early American Miners. The Gold Butte Backcountry Byway is built from historic mining roads and cattle trails that wind its way through the hills and washes of the Gold Butte country. You'll enjoy some great views and plenty of opportunities to see desert wildlife, ancient petroglyphs, sinkholes and red and white sandstone formations with Lake Mead and the Muddy Mountains off to the west.
Technical rating: (3) Easy
Dirt road. Rutted, washes, or gulches. Water crossings up to 6" depth. Passable mud. Grades up to 10 degrees. Small rocks or holes. 4WD recommended but 2WD possible under good conditions and with adequate ground clearance and skill. No width problems for any normal vehicle. Vehicle passing spots frequently available if less than two vehicles wide.
Technical rating: (3) Easy
Dirt road. Rutted, washes, or gulches. Water crossings up to 6" depth. Passable mud. Grades up to 10 degrees. Small rocks or holes. 4WD recommended but 2WD possible under good conditions and with adequate ground clearance and skill. No width problems for any normal vehicle. Vehicle passing spots frequently available if less than two vehicles wide.
Waypoints
Waypoint
1,432 ft
01 Start
Waypoint
1,447 ft
02 View 1
Waypoint
1,568 ft
03 View Looking Back
Waypoint
2,769 ft
04 View of Lake Mead
Waypoint
2,697 ft
05 Fishermans Cove
Waypoint
0 ft
06 View 2
Waypoint
2,781 ft
07 Limited Use Area and Black Butte Go Straight
Waypoint
2,933 ft
08 Follow Gold Butte Signage
Waypoint
0 ft
09 Parking Area and Alternate to Black Butte
Waypoint
0 ft
10 Mud Wash Stay Straight
Waypoint
0 ft
11 Devils throat
Waypoint
0 ft
12 Go Right/South at Saint Thomas Gap
Waypoint
0 ft
13 Devils Cove Go Right/North Fork
Waypoint
3,775 ft
14 Corral
Waypoint
3,736 ft
15 Old town site
Waypoint
0 ft
16 graves
Waypoint
0 ft
17 Follow Red Bluff Wash road
Waypoint
0 ft
18 Follow straight more on grey colored road
Waypoint
0 ft
19 Lime canyon stay straight
Waypoint
0 ft
20 Red rock views
Waypoint
0 ft
21 Right uphill
Waypoint
0 ft
22 Follow straight
Waypoint
1,666 ft
23 Right to Devils Throat and Whiney Pockets
Waypoint
0 ft
24 Head right following marker
Waypoint
1,702 ft
25 Stay left straight
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