Mormon Mountain & Little Mormon Mountain Cave, Nevada

Name: Mormon Mountain Cave
Address: Nevada

Adam Haydock
Jun 17
1 min read

Timing the weather right in a potentially hostile environment can be like threading a needle. Mormon Mountain Cave is a hidden gem in Nevada's Mormon Range — a lot of desert southwest caves have been damaged by mining or artifact harvesting, but this cave has protection from its general secrecy, remote environment, and difficult approach. The Southern Nevada Grotto organized a trip to finally map and photograph the cave. It had been visited only 5 times before this trip.

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