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Whitney Pocket

Clark County, NV

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Primary developed staging area in Gold Butte National Monument: a red-rock sandstone pocket with picnic sites, vault toilets, and dispersed camping amid dramatic Navajo/Aztec Sandstone cliffs and Joshua tree desert. Serves as the main gateway for exploring Whitney Pocket roads, petroglyph-adjacent public areas (view only from established routes), and remote monument backcountry toward Little Finland and the Virgin Mountains.

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RegionClark County, NV
Coordinates (approx.)36.5244, -114.1302
AgencyBLM Gold Butte National Monument
FacilitiesPicnic / vault toilets / dispersed camping
RoleMain monument staging / gateway
AccessGraded dirt from I-15 / NV-170 corridor

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