Cottonwood Crater

The  is an atomic bomb impact point in the Mojave Wasteland.

Layout
This area overlooks Cottonwood Cove from the southern mountains and contains a highly radioactive pool, a few Golden Geckos, and a dead Prospector with a Fat Man in poor condition.

If you dive down to the bottom of the south-east side of the crator you can see a huge crack in the games map, although you cannot enter it.

Location
The easiest way to access Cottonwood Crater is to travel through Fire Root Cavern, which is hidden but located in the rocky hillside north-west of Cottonwood Crater.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.