Little Finland

Little Finland rock formation

Little Finland (also known as Hobgoblin’s Playground and Devil’s Fire) is a scenic red rock area, located in a remote section of Clark County, Nevada south of Mesquite, known for its red rock scenery and strangely-shaped, delicate rock formations. The landscape is similar to Valley of Fire State Park, which is about 20 miles (32 km) to the west, across Lake Mead. The rock formations are composed of red Navajo Sandstone, fossil sand dunes.[1] Many of the features are small erosional fins, hence the name.

Little Finland is accessible via the BLM Gold Butte Backcountry Byway,[2] which also goes through the historic mining town of Gold Butte, Nevada, established in 1908. Other nearby attractions include Whitney Pockets, another scenic red rock area with petroglyphs, and the Devils Throat, a sinkhole.[1] The Gold Butte region is public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Gold Butte area has seven BLM-designated Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC).[3][4] A proposal to further protect the Gold Butte area was introduced to Congress by Senator Harry Reid in 2013.[5]

Two BLM wilderness areas are nearby. The Lime Canyon Wilderness [6] borders Little Finland and the west side of the Gold Butte Byway loop.[4] The Jumbo Springs Wilderness [7] is south of the Gold Butte townsite.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nevada magazine, May/June 2012
  2. ↑ BLM Gold Butte Backcountry Byway at BLM
  3. ↑ ACEC designations, Gold Butte
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 BLM ACEC map
  5. ↑ Gold Butte National Conservation Area with Wilderness Act introduced at Friends of Gold Butte, June 6, 2013
  6. ↑ Lime Canyon Wilderness at BLM
  7. ↑ Jumbo Springs Wilderness at BLM
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Coordinates: 36°27′N 114°13′W / 36.45°N 114.21°W / 36.45; -114.21

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