Gold Butte National Monument #1
by Maria Jansson
Title
Gold Butte National Monument #1
Artist
Maria Jansson
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Photograph
Description
Gold Butte National Monument is a United States national monument located in Clark County, Nevada, northeast of Las Vegas and south of Mesquite and Bunkerville. The monument protects nearly 300,000 acres of desert landscapes featuring a wide array of natural and cultural resources, including rock art, sandstone towers, and important wildlife habitat for species including the Mojave Desert tortoise (a threatened species), bighorn sheep, and mountain lion. The area also protects historic ranching and mining sites such as the ghost town of Gold Butte, although little but mine openings, cement foundations, and a few pieces of rusting equipment remains. The monument is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.....The monument consists of 296,937 acres (120,166 ha).[1] The Gold Butte National Monument fills a gap between Lake Mead National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, creating a continuous swath of conserved land and establishing a wildlife corridor. - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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October 13th, 2019
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Beverly Martin
Especially beautiful photographic Art of Gold Butte National Monument.
Maria Jansson replied:
Thank you so much Beverly! I love camping in that area, so much beauty all around.