The Devil’s Throat is a great example of geology in action. In the early 1900’s, during the Gold Butte mining boom, cowboys and miners in the area suddenly saw a large cloud of dust off in the distance. Upon investigation, they found a large sinkhole where once had been open desert! The sinkhole, known as the Devil’s Throat, has grown over the years, and is currently between 110-120' across and quite deep. It is immense!

The sinkhole is impressive, but hard to get the scale of when visiting. A safety fence has been put up around the permitter. You can see several old fences near the sinkhole. As the sinkhole has grown, new fences have been built further back. With the last fence, they moved it quite a way back from the edge. This makes seeing into the sinkhole difficult. The edge and area around the sinkhole are unstable, getting very close is definitely not recommended!

I would rate this worth the stop if you are passing nearby, but not worth making a special trip to see.