Cottonwood Crater

The Cottonwood crater is an atomic bomb impact point in the Mojave Wasteland that is highly irradiated.

Layout
This area overlooks Cottonwood Cove from the southern mountains and contains a highly radioactive pool (up to 20 rads a second), a few golden geckos, and a dead prospector with a Fat Man in poor condition. This location is reached either by repeatedly jumping up and running along the cliff, or via a cave exit in Fire Root Cavern. The area appears to have been charred by the detonation of the bomb. Simply follow the small peninsula until it ends and glance to the left.

Be prepared for trouble if you enter Fire Root Cavern from Cottonwood Crater after reaching the crater by climbing along the cliff. As soon as you enter, you may be rushed by nearly every fire gecko in the cavern, including the legendary fire gecko.

Notable loot

 * A Fat Man on a dead prospector.

Appearances
Cottonwood crater appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Sometimes the dead prospector will not spawn.
 * Sometimes the dead prospector will not be wearing combat armor.
 * Upon entering, a golden gecko may just drop dead.
 * The Fat Man may sometimes not spawn there.

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