Southern Mojave
Novac, Nipton, Camp Searchlight, Cottonwood Cove and the Legion frontier.
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Locations in this region
Settlements & Towns
- Gibson Scrap YardOld Lady Gibson's junk yard north of Novac, guarded by her dogs. Sells parts and gear, and supplies the thrust control modules for Come Fly With Me.
- NiptonA small town near the California line massacred by Caesar's Legion, where you first meet Vulpes Inculta and Boxcars.
- NovacMotel town built around a giant dinosaur statue. Recruit Boone, meet No-bark and Cliff Briscoe, and start One for My Baby and Come Fly With Me.
Military & Outposts
- Camp SearchlightAn NCR camp in a pre-war mining town that the Legion irradiated, now overrun by ghoul troopers and radscorpions.
- Cottonwood CoveCaesar's Legion's largest camp on the Colorado River's west bank, run by Aurelius of Phoenix and holding Legion slaves.
- Ranger Station CharlieNCR ranger station southwest of Novac, built from an old trailer park. The Legion wipes it out once you take Ranger Andy's request, leaving booby traps.
- Ranger Station EchoAn NCR Ranger station of ghoul rangers watching Cottonwood Cove, and one of the stops in Sergeant Reyes's quest Return to Sender.
Caves & Mines
- Bootjack CavernA small cave in the mesa east of the Wrecked Highwayman, full of fire geckos and holding the fire gecko eggs Red Lucy wants for Bleed Me Dry.
- Broc Flower CaveA rat-infested cave north of Camp Searchlight, ringed by broc flowers, where the unique Ratslayer rifle leans against a desk in a hidden lab.
- Coyote DenA shallow, doorless cave just west of the Hidden Supply Cave where a coyote den mother and her pups live.
- Coyote MinesAn old mine and two-storey mine house north of Searchlight, with a bed, dynamite and grenades inside and only stray ghouls nearby.
- Fire Root CavernA radioactive cave in the far southeast that links to Cottonwood Crater, full of fire geckos and home to the Evil Gnome.
- Hidden Supply CaveA locked cave of crates northeast of Nipton holding the radiation suits for Wheel of Fortune, plus Grognak the Barbarian.
- Lakelurk coveA lakelurk-infested cove across the Colorado from Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals, with a dead mercenary and reinforced combat armor inside.
- Lucky Jim MineA disused mine and prospector shack in the southeast hills near Nelson, with modest loot, a bed, and wildlife on the slopes outside.
- Searchlight East Gold MineAn old gold mine southeast of Camp Searchlight occupied by Viper gunslingers, with a second wave that spawns behind you.
- Searchlight North Gold MineAn old gold mine northeast of Camp Searchlight, held by feral trooper ghouls and glowing ones, with dynamite and a locked ammo cache inside.
- Walking Box CavernA fungus-lit nightstalker cave west of the Legion Raid Camp with reinforced combat armor and deathclaws on later visits.
Ruins & Wrecks
- Blue Paradise Vacation RentalsSunken beach houses on the Colorado River south of Cottonwood Cove, with two star caps and a lagoon full of lakelurks.
- Camp Searchlight trailer parkA pre-War trailer park on Camp Searchlight's southern edge, badly irradiated and overrun by golden geckos and feral trooper ghouls.
- Crashed VertibirdAn Enclave vertibird wreck in a crater south of the Matthews farm, guarded by hardened robots and holding the Tesla-Beaton Prototype.
- Dry WellsA Legion-held town in Arizona wrecked by Lonesome Road's missiles, reached by boat from Cottonwood Cove. Gaius Magnus guards the Armor of the 87th Tribe.
- Nipton Town HallNipton's mine-trapped town hall, scene of the Legion's lottery, with Legion mongrels inside and Mayor Steyn's office on the top floor.
- Searchlight AirportA fenced pre-war airfield south of Camp Searchlight with radscorpions, rusted jets and two trunks that can hold a pile of caps.
- Searchlight east churchA ruined church in Camp Searchlight whose basement hides two mini nukes and a Chinese Army: Special Ops Training Manual.
- Searchlight Elementary SchoolA small school in Camp Searchlight with two golden geckos and five dino toys for the Boomer children at Nellis.
- Searchlight west churchThe roofless church in Camp Searchlight whose NCR storage basement shelters the prospector Logan, who starts Wheel of Fortune.
- Wrecked HighwaymanRusting Chryslus Highwayman south of Novac, a nod to the Fallout 2 car. Loot in the trunk and a quiet marker in the hills near the Viper camp.
Factories & Plants
- REPCONN Test SiteA pre-war rocket test facility where Jason Bright's ghouls prepare their Great Journey, the setting for the quest Come Fly With Me.
- Searchlight fire stationThe locked fire station where the Legion unleashed Searchlight's nuclear waste, now home to a radscorpion queen and the Knock-Knock axe.
- Southern Nevada Wind FarmRusting pre-War wind turbines between the Gibson Scrap Yard and Camp Forlorn Hope. Cazadores roam outside; the maintenance shack has a workbench.
Landmarks
- Clark FieldBombed power plant and nuclear storage site southeast of Novac, home to golden geckos. Both isotope-239 samples for Come Fly With Me are here.
- Cottonwood CraterA nuclear impact crater east of Searchlight Airport with pools reaching 20 rads per second and a Fat Man on a dead prospector.
- Cottonwood OverlookA cliff above the Legion camp at Cottonwood Cove where a truck of radioactive waste can be dumped onto the camp below.
- Crescent Canyon EastThe eastern mouth of the irradiated Crescent Canyon south of the Mojave Drive-in, with a dangling train and golden geckos.
- Dinky the T-RexNovac's giant roadside dinosaur, with a gift shop in its belly and a sniper's nest in its jaws where Manny and Boone keep watch.
- Mojave Drive-inA ruined drive-in theater just southwest of Nipton with Joshua Graham graffiti on the screen, and the entry point for Old World Blues.
- Old Nuclear Test SiteA fenced pre-war nuclear test range southeast of Nipton, still heavily irradiated and crawling with ghoul reavers and glowing ones.
- Toxic Dump SiteSmall radioactive spill east of Novac and north of Clark Field: a half buried shipping container leaking barrels. Mild rads, no loot, nothing to fight.
Camps & Encampments
- Cliffside Prospector CampA prospector camp perched on a ledge near Techatticup Mine, with a few supplies and a good view down to the Colorado River.
- Highway 95 Viper's EncampmentViper gang camp beside Highway 95 south of Novac. A small raider fight with some loot, a good warm up before heading south to Searchlight.
- Legion Raid CampA small Caesar's Legion forward camp in the southern hills, used as a base for raids on nearby ranches, caravans and NCR patrols.
- Little Rock campA small abandoned camp south-southeast of the Smith Mesa prospector camp with a cold campfire, a rusted Corvega and two oversized desert plants.
- Smith Mesa Prospector CampA tiny prospector bunker on a mesa south of Cottonwood Overlook, with a lone dog, a star cap and safe storage.
- Sniper's NestA hilltop overlook above Cottonwood Cove, holding the unique Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle in a locked case and a clear view of the Legion camp.
- Snyder Prospector CampA small abandoned prospector camp in the southern hills with a bedroll, a campfire, and scavenged supplies left behind.
Farms & Ranches
- Matthews Animal Husbandry FarmAn abandoned livestock farm south of the Raided Farmstead with starving animals, a grim diary and a Wasteland Survival Guide.
- McBride houseDusty and Alice McBride's brahmin ranch house in Novac, where an invisible nightkin is killing their herd every night.
- Raided FarmsteadA Viper ambush site southeast of Wolfhorn Ranch: step into the trailer and up to eight Vipers appear outside.
- Wolfhorn RanchUlysses' abandoned bighorner ranch east of Nipton, with the unique Chopper cleaver and a copy of Tumblers Today.
Points of Interest
- Boat to Dry WellsA red boat on the eastern shore of Cottonwood Cove that carries the Courier to Dry Wells after Lonesome Road's missiles strike Legion territory.
- Bradley's ShackA booby-trapped Jackal shack south-southeast of Nipton with a rigged shotgun at the door and a star cap among the ammo.
- Deathclaw promontoryA clifftop on the Colorado's east bank, east of Lucky Jim Mine, crawling with dozens of deathclaws. Dead prospectors hold Remnants and T-51b power armor.
- Dino Bite gift shopCliff Briscoe's souvenir shop inside Dinky in Novac, where you can buy the unique That Gun pistol.
- Dino Dee-lite MotelThe pre-War roadside motel at the heart of Novac, run by Jeannie May Crawford, where you can rent a room and Boone lives.
- Gibson's shackA grim shack just west of Gibson Scrap Yard with Father Elijah's old comm terminal, which Veronica uses in her quest I Could Make You Care.
- Nipton General StoreNipton's two-story store, where the crippled Powder Ganger Boxcars survived the Legion lottery and starts the quest Booted.
- Nuclear test shackA shack inside the Old Nuclear Test Site where a woman called Trash died trying to become a ghoul. Holds her Die-ary, a star cap and a skill book.
- Ranger Andy's bungalowRetired NCR Ranger Andy's home in Novac, start of Andy and Charlie and the place to learn the Ranger Takedown move.
- Searchlight police stationSearchlight's locked police station, where Wheel of Fortune sends you for NCR computer and radio parts among feral trooper ghouls.
- Viper Gang ambushA mined Viper ambush on Route 164 east of Nipton, with wrecked trucks, hidden frag mines and a Sunset Sarsaparilla star cap in a tilted truck.