Backroads Around Las Vegas, Desert National Wildlife Refuge
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 Sign at south end of Mormon Well Road near Corn Creek |
Overview The Mormon Well Road is a long, rough, dirt road that runs across the Desert National Wildlife Refuge from Corn Creek to Highway 93. The road runs across the desert and over the mountains through spectacular country, including towering limestone cliffs; broad, flat valleys; and narrow, winding canyons. The road runs through several desert vegetation life zones, starting in the very dry (stunted) Mojave Desert Scrub Zone and climbing to the Yellow Pine (Ponderosa Pine) Zone. The variety of life zones provides different habitats for birds and other wildlife. Details of the road southbound (including GPS coordinates and maps) are presented on the Mormon Well Road Southbound webpage. Photos here show scenery and road conditions from Mormon Well to Desert Pass. For northbound information, see Mormon Well Road Northbound. |
 Mormon Well Road approaching Mormon Well Trailhead (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road continuing past Mormon Well Trailhead (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road continues through the Pinyon-Juniper Forest |
 Mormon Well Road approaching a caution sign (view S) |
 Looking back at caution sign: Flash Flood Area (view NE) |
 Mormon Well Road continues through sagebrush meadows (view S) |
 Pinyon and Juniper trees push in on the side of the road (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road approaching another caution sign (view S) |
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 Mormon Well Road approaching tall trees (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road a zone of Ponderosa Pines (note fence; view S) |
 Mormon Well Road approaching Mormon Pass Campground (view S) |
 Mormon Pass Campground sign (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road at Mormon Pass Group Campsite (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road approaching a single campsite (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road at turn-in to the single campsite (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road approaching the main camp area (view S) |
 Vault toilet and campsite in main camp area (view NW) |
 Sign in the main camp area (view N) |
 Mormon Well Road at second turn-in to the main camp area (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road at spur road to two small campsites (view SW) |
 Spur road to two small campsites (view W from Mormon Well Road) |
 Mormon Well Road exiting the campground area (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road approaching the last of the tall trees (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road arriving atop Mormon Pass (view S) |
 Sign atop Mormon Pass (view N) |
 Mormon Well Road continuing south past Mormon Pass (view S) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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