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Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
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Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center entrance (view W)

Overview

The Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center is a community resource, unaffiliated with the federal government, that provides information to the public about Gold Butte National Monument.

The Visitor Center is staffed mostly by volunteers, so hours change from season to season. Check the Friends of Gold Butte website for current conditions.

Stop in to find answers to your questions, to learn about interesting new places, to tell us why you like Gold Butte, or to pick up a detailed map of the roads and places to visit in Gold Butte. Local residents might also stop in to investigate volunteer opportunities and the outings schedule.

Keep an eye out for arts exhibits where local artists can show off their works inspired by Gold Butte National Monument.

Link to map.

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Approaching the Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center (view W)

Getting to Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center

The Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center is located outside of Gold Butte National Monument in Mesquite, Nevada, about 1-1/4 hours northeast of Las Vegas.

From Las Vegas, drive out Interstate 15 to Mesquite. Take Exit 120 into Mesquite. At the traffic circle at the bottom of the off-ramp, continue "straight" (2nd exit) onto Mesquite Blvd. Continue east on Mesquite Blvd for about 2.2 miles to Yucca Street. Turn right onto Yucca and immediately arrive at the strip mall on the right. The Visitor Center is located in the middle of the complex.

From places north, take Interstate 15 south to Mesquite. Take Exit 122 and turn left at the bottom of the ramp onto Pioneer/Sandhill Blvd. Continue south on Sandhill to Mesquite Blvd where right-turning traffic does not stop. Continue west two blocks to Yucca Street. Turn left onto Yucca; the Visitor Center is located on the right.

The address is 12 W Mesquite Blvd #106, Mesquite, NV 89027, but it is physically located half-a-block down on Yucca Street. Google Map.

Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
The main information desk (view SE)
Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
Secondary information desk (view SW)
Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
Maps and brochures at the front desk
Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
T-shirts and maps for sale
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Sunrise-Sunset mural and displays
Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
Nighttime mural and displays
Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center
Nighttime mural and displays
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Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center visitor center
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Table 1. Highway Coordinates Based on GPS Data (NAD27; UTM Zone 11S). Download Highway GPS Waypoints (*.gpx) file.

Site Location UTM Easting UTM Northing Latitude (N) Longitude (W) Elevation (ft)
VC Friends of Gold Butte Visitor Center 761544 4077073 36.80340 114.06841 1,607

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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