Fire Root Cavern

The  is a cave in the Mojave Wasteland, and the only direct path to the Cottonwood Crater.

Layout
Most easily accessed via the Cottonwood Crater, the other access involves a narrow path, and is easily missed. The cave itself consists of one large room with a radioactive pool and an adjoining corridor. There are a few Fire Geckos inside, including the Legendary Fire Gecko. In the corner where the passage goes down to the water is an Evil Gnome statue under a plant leaf. There are also a Dufflebag with some ammo and minor loot and a Combat helmet, when you exit the corridor that goes down to the Pool area, go left and you will see a skeleton with the dufflebag next to it and the combat helmet close by.

Alternative access is possible (tested ok PC) via the cliffside south of Blue Paradise Vacation Rentals, near several lurk spawns. The terrain here is easier to climb than other locations. Keep moving forward and left as you make your way up the cliffside and you should have little problem.

Notable Loot

 * Evil Gnome: as you enter (from Fire Root cavern marker) the big room just follow the ledge on the left side, then take to the left and it should be in the T-junction.


 * Combat helmet: as you enter the pool area, look to your left and you should see a skeleton with a Dufflebag and the Combat helmet right next to it


 * If you find the exit in the cave back out to the Wasteland that opens up into a pool of water you can find a dead prospector floating in the water outside the cave that should have a Fat Man in his inventory with other random loot.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.