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 Sawmill Canyon to Mormon Well. For northbound information, see Mormon Well Road Northbound. |
 Mormon Well Road approaching Sawmill Canyon Road (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road at Sawmill Canyon Road (view SW) |
 Mormon Well Road climbs steeply out of Sawmill Canyon (view SW) |
 The road runs up Mormon Canyon (view SW) |
 The road sometimes runs on sidehills (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road crossing Mormon Wash (view SE) |
 The road splits for no apparent reason (view S) |
 The two forks soon merge (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road sometimes runs in the wash (view S) |
 Parts of Mormon Canyon are fairly straight (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road passing a campsite (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road runs in a flash-flood ditch (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road crossing the wash again (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road at the second yellow gate (view S) |
 First of three turn-ins to Mormon Well Trailhead (view E) |
 Mormon Well Rd approaching 2nd turn-in to Mormon Well Trailhead |
 Second of three turn-ins to Mormon Well Trailhead (view E) |
 Mormon Well Rd approaching 3nd turn-in to Mormon Well Trailhead |
 Third of three turn-ins to Mormon Well Trailhead (view E) |
 Mormon Well Rd approaching Middle Mormon Well Trailhead (view S) |
 Mormon Well Rd at Middle Mormon Well Trailhead (view S) |
 Mormon Well Rd approaching South Mormon Well Trailhead (view S) |
 Mormon Well Rd at South Mormon Well Trailhead (view S) |
 Mormon Well Road continuing past Mormon Well (view S) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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