Cave
Quarry Junction
A limestone quarry overrun by deathclaws, including an alpha male and a mother. The deadliest early-game trap on the road to Vegas.
- Region
- Western Mojave
- Faction
- None
- Danger
- High
- Map position
- 9 × 10
Quarry Junction is a limestone quarry beside the I-15 north of Sloan, and the single most dangerous spot a new player can wander into. The pit and its ramps are home to a large pack of deathclaws, including a Deathclaw Alpha Male and a Deathclaw Mother guarding a nest. They are fast, they hit for massive damage, and the quarry floor leaves nowhere to hide. Sloan's workers abandoned the site for good reason.
Come back in the mid to late game with heavy armor, a high-damage weapon and companions, or with a careful sniping plan from the rim of the pit. Rewards include a Fat Man by a skeleton in the southern pool, two mini nukes, a light machine gun and a super stimpak in the den, and the pile of deathclaw eggs that Jas Wilkins in Sloan wants for her recipe. Clearing the quarry also makes the I-15 a much safer route between Goodsprings and the Vegas outskirts, though a stray deathclaw can still turn up on the edges.
How to get there
From Sloan follow the I-15 north; the quarry pit is on the west side of the highway just past the town.
Notable loot
- Deathclaw eggs for Jas Wilkins's recipe
Related quests
- Claws Out
- Bleed Me Dry
- You Gotta Break Out a Few Eggs
Tips
- Avoid entirely until the mid or late game; the deathclaws here are among the fastest killers in the Mojave.
- Snipe from the rim with a high-damage rifle and retreat to the road if they close in.
- Clearing the quarry opens the I-15 as a safe shortcut between Goodsprings and the Vegas outskirts.
Collectibles and items here
- Weapon Fat ManNear a human skeleton at the edge of the radioactive pool in the south of the quarry. A mini nuke lies a few feet into the water.
- Weapon Light machine gunIn good condition in the deathclaw den at the back of the quarry, with deathclaw eggs, 5.56mm ammunition and a mini nuke.
- Quest item Pile of deathclaw eggsIn the deathclaw den on the northwest side of Quarry Junction, in the cavern behind the deathclaw mother.
- Quest item Deathclaw eggThree eggs near the back of the cave at Quarry Junction, guarded by the deathclaw alpha male and the deathclaw mother.