On December 28, 2016, Gold Butte, an area 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas, became a national monument protecting ancient petroglyphs, sculptured sandstone plateaus, a historic mining town and sacred Native American land.
Nevada Sen. Dean Heller said Monday that “minor” changes are coming for two of Nevada’s national monuments, Gold Butte and Basin and Range. (Colton Lochhead/Las Vegas Review-Journal)