RATTLESNAKE SPRING NEWBERRY MNTS LbNA #43170 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Sep 6, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Laughlin |
| County: | Clark |
| State: | Nevada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | CATCH 8 OF 9  |
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| Found by: | MickeyMouse |
| Last found: | Feb 1, 2009 |
| Status: | F |
| Last edited: | Sep 6, 2008 |
LOCATION:
This Letterbox is planted on open land West of the western boundary line of the Bridge Canyon Wilderness Area Northwest of Laughin, NV which is coincident with the boundary of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. You will access the Letterbox by following Christmas Tree Pass Road either North off of Highway163 or driving East from Highway 95.
Christmas Tree Pass Road is a graded dirt road that runs east from Highway 95 to Christmas Tree Pass, then runs south to Highway 163. To the east of Christmas Tree Pass, the road is steep and narrow for several miles, possibly requiring a 4-WD vehicle when the road is wet.
The turnoff for Christmas Tree Pass Road from Highway 95, is 2.3 south from Cal-Nev-Ari and 5.0 miles north of Highway 163. There is a small road sign for the turnoff; there is also a fairly large, covered information sign on the east side of the highway that you can see from a long ways off. Turn east on Christmas Tree Pass Road. The turnoff and parking is 8.5 miles.
From Highway 163, turn north onto Christmas Tree Pass Road. The turnoff is about 12.9 miles east of Highway 95 and about 6.25 miles west of Colorado River bridge in Laughlin. There is a small road sign for the turnoff. The trailhead and parking is 7.5 miles on the dirt road.
N35 15 06.9 W114 43 47.6 (Trailhead)
The "RATLESNAKE SPRING LETTERBOX is located in the Newberry Mountains. a distance of 0.6 miles from the trailhed. The first 0.2 miles follows a Jeep Road then follows the wash for 0.2 miles this part is narrow and involes some easy "Boldering" then a final 0.2 miles up a side canyon with a gradual slope to the "RATTLESNAKE SPRING LETTERBOX".
THE SEARCH;
From the Trailhead (Jeep road) at the south end of the small pullout parking the main dirt road is 290 deg. (Azimuth) Magnetic TYP. A nearby Craggy Peak bears 95 deg. Follow Jeep Road 140 deg. for 0.2 miles where it ends. Then Follow the wash 130 deg. for 247 Steps where the wash is flat Bedrock with small rock pools and a 10' Diameter Boulder at your left shoulder. Continue down the wash, 150 deg. 750'. The wash is narrow here and you have to work around some boulders. Hang to the right side of the wash near the end. You made it through the hard part. You are now at the mouth of a wide side canyon to the West. Look up this side canyon at 290 deg. up high is a peak with a split dome top. Look lower on the same bearing and you will see a small Monolith rock 15 to 20 feet high about 400' away. Also there is a 15' dia. boulder behind and to your left about 20' distant and also the wash is 50' behind you. Go to the the small ridge 50' West (behind) the "Monolith Rock"
"Split Dome Peak" is now at 295 deg. Radio Towers at 325 deg. Follow small ridge line at 90 deg. 70 steps to another ridge line and a small "Rock Bench" you can sit on. At 55 deg. 10 steps another "Rock Bench" keep walking along this new ridge 55 deg. 25 steps to a small dead Juniper Stump. From the Stump you are still on the South ridge of the side canyon, if you look at 345 deg you see the "Monolith Rock", at 305 deg. you see "Split Dome Peak" and at 25 deg. down to the mouth of the side canyon you will see the 15' dia. Boulder. Keep looking at the boulder 4 steps in front of you is a 2'X3' flat Rust colored rock. The Letterbox is under the NE Corner of that Rock.
This Letterbox is planted on open land West of the western boundary line of the Bridge Canyon Wilderness Area Northwest of Laughin, NV which is coincident with the boundary of Lake Mead National Recreation Area. You will access the Letterbox by following Christmas Tree Pass Road either North off of Highway163 or driving East from Highway 95.
Christmas Tree Pass Road is a graded dirt road that runs east from Highway 95 to Christmas Tree Pass, then runs south to Highway 163. To the east of Christmas Tree Pass, the road is steep and narrow for several miles, possibly requiring a 4-WD vehicle when the road is wet.
The turnoff for Christmas Tree Pass Road from Highway 95, is 2.3 south from Cal-Nev-Ari and 5.0 miles north of Highway 163. There is a small road sign for the turnoff; there is also a fairly large, covered information sign on the east side of the highway that you can see from a long ways off. Turn east on Christmas Tree Pass Road. The turnoff and parking is 8.5 miles.
From Highway 163, turn north onto Christmas Tree Pass Road. The turnoff is about 12.9 miles east of Highway 95 and about 6.25 miles west of Colorado River bridge in Laughlin. There is a small road sign for the turnoff. The trailhead and parking is 7.5 miles on the dirt road.
N35 15 06.9 W114 43 47.6 (Trailhead)
The "RATLESNAKE SPRING LETTERBOX is located in the Newberry Mountains. a distance of 0.6 miles from the trailhed. The first 0.2 miles follows a Jeep Road then follows the wash for 0.2 miles this part is narrow and involes some easy "Boldering" then a final 0.2 miles up a side canyon with a gradual slope to the "RATTLESNAKE SPRING LETTERBOX".
THE SEARCH;
From the Trailhead (Jeep road) at the south end of the small pullout parking the main dirt road is 290 deg. (Azimuth) Magnetic TYP. A nearby Craggy Peak bears 95 deg. Follow Jeep Road 140 deg. for 0.2 miles where it ends. Then Follow the wash 130 deg. for 247 Steps where the wash is flat Bedrock with small rock pools and a 10' Diameter Boulder at your left shoulder. Continue down the wash, 150 deg. 750'. The wash is narrow here and you have to work around some boulders. Hang to the right side of the wash near the end. You made it through the hard part. You are now at the mouth of a wide side canyon to the West. Look up this side canyon at 290 deg. up high is a peak with a split dome top. Look lower on the same bearing and you will see a small Monolith rock 15 to 20 feet high about 400' away. Also there is a 15' dia. boulder behind and to your left about 20' distant and also the wash is 50' behind you. Go to the the small ridge 50' West (behind) the "Monolith Rock"
"Split Dome Peak" is now at 295 deg. Radio Towers at 325 deg. Follow small ridge line at 90 deg. 70 steps to another ridge line and a small "Rock Bench" you can sit on. At 55 deg. 10 steps another "Rock Bench" keep walking along this new ridge 55 deg. 25 steps to a small dead Juniper Stump. From the Stump you are still on the South ridge of the side canyon, if you look at 345 deg you see the "Monolith Rock", at 305 deg. you see "Split Dome Peak" and at 25 deg. down to the mouth of the side canyon you will see the 15' dia. Boulder. Keep looking at the boulder 4 steps in front of you is a 2'X3' flat Rust colored rock. The Letterbox is under the NE Corner of that Rock.