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This campsite is actually two miles down the wash from Butcher Knife Canyon, not in the canyon itself

09218-tent-butcher-knife-canyon-800px.jpg A bit down the fan sits a fire ring next to which I was going to set up camp last night until I noticed goathead thorns all overThumbnailsIt's time to check out the old corral here below Butcher Knife CanyonA bit down the fan sits a fire ring next to which I was going to set up camp last night until I noticed goathead thorns all overThumbnailsIt's time to check out the old corral here below Butcher Knife CanyonA bit down the fan sits a fire ring next to which I was going to set up camp last night until I noticed goathead thorns all overThumbnailsIt's time to check out the old corral here below Butcher Knife CanyonA bit down the fan sits a fire ring next to which I was going to set up camp last night until I noticed goathead thorns all overThumbnailsIt's time to check out the old corral here below Butcher Knife CanyonA bit down the fan sits a fire ring next to which I was going to set up camp last night until I noticed goathead thorns all overThumbnailsIt's time to check out the old corral here below Butcher Knife Canyon

The road I came in on last night is just behind the tent. The meadow here at 4600 feet was presumably used for cattle grazing, given the absence of native vegetation, except for joshua trees.

Although it looks flat here, the meadow slopes gently down toward the Ivanpah Valley and Morning Star Mine Road. The subtle curve of Cima Dome forms a backdrop in this view.