Legate's Camp

The  is a place in the Mojave Wasteland.

The camp is east of the Hoover Dam, only accessible by a door inside the lower offices of the dam, and only entered with a key given during the last section of the final questline.

The only way to enter the camp is during the final leg of the main quest. Other than that, the camp remains sealed off from the rest of the map. It is surrounded by cliffs and mountains on all sides, inaccessible from the north (The Fort), the east (off the map), south (mountains), and west (mountains/cliffs/river/Hoover Dam).

Layout
Once you enter the camp there are a few Praetorian Guards, one is standing right in front of the hill and two are in the small encampment to the left. Heading up the hill, you will see Legate Lanius. Approaching him will for the Courier to engage in conversation in conversation (if you have 100 speech you can persuade him to leave, this avoids a purposely unfruitful fight against him and 6 or so praetorian guards). Because he is such a powerful character, lower-level players may prefer using a sneak attack against the Legate, rather than playing by his game and charging head-on. If you engage in combat through conversation, a large amount of troops will spawn and make things very difficult. Without the help of companions, this mission could come off as a bit too rough for many players.

On top of the hill stands Legate's War Tent. The tent is locked from the inside, meaning there is no normal means of entry. To get in, open the console, click on the tent and type "activate", of course without the quote. Once you entered, you will find him with a praetorian on the right, and a slave, who is sitting on the left. The legate is actually torturing and amputating NCR prisoners, as you can see from the bodies on the table and on the floor. Lastly, you can't kill him. He's marked as essential, has almost 1000hp and the Blade of the East which can knock you down easily.

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

This point of interest can be reached pre-quest by getting out of the map near bloodborne cave [youtube - fallout new vegas easy out of map] and running around to the south - south-west side of legate's camp and it's cliffs until you reach a sandy hillside that is obvious will lead to above Legate's camp. [Some fun can be had from these clifftops sniping the unsuspecting Legionnaries/Praetorians below ;)]. Then follow the clifftops down to near Legate's tent (the tent at the top of the winding staircase) & reach the closest cliff point (which is next to Legate's tent) to the centre of the camp as possible. [Save regularly, as the invisible walls can get you stuck!] This will trigger your pip-boy as having discovered the location and allow you to fast-travel to the camp as you wish. The killing of the praetorians in the camp seems to only affect fame with the legion and Legate's tent is sealed from the inside. A couple of the Guards within the camp may be wearing Ballistic Fists.