Southern Nevada caves

[xplornv]

I'm looking for any information on caves in the Mormon Mts. The BLM ackowledges the existance but won't give any clues to location. Some long-time residents in my area of Lincoln County talk of a cave that they went to in the 50's (as boy scouts) that had a large main room with big formations. It was described as being in a canyon on the west side of the range. They went on to say that it was a long hike up to the opening but did not require technical skills. The topo maps show a cave in a canyon near the Vigo r/r siding but it's not the one that the locals are referring to. This would be deep in to the wilderness area. Any info would be appreciated.

[Sagebrusher]

Well, you might check with your NSS grotto group....which would be the southern Nevada one in your case.

http://www.nssio.org/Find_Grotto.cfm

Are you living near a major university? You might check their library for old topographic maps and geologic maps.
Your local public library might have them, too.

[Sagebrusher]

Just found a place to find maps online...you'll have to do the searching yourself :naughty:

http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/ngmdb/ngm_catalog.ora.html