Built over 800 years ago from massive basalt rocks, this lost city is nestled in the dense jungle and mangroves. But when you are at the Below Bat Cave coordinates you will see it. loved this man!!! It is fun to see and quite a historic site. The Wave Cave has grown significantly in popularity as a hiking destination in the Superstition Wilderness. 24K views 6 years ago This is a location in the superstition mountains that my son had been going out to for some time and wanted me to come check it out. We saw 1 toad, one kangaroo rat, 2 scorpions, 2 small owls, and 8 tarantulas. The ladder is a wooden one nailed together and its hard to say how old it is. It's not very deep but the front opening is large. Over time, their activities on the Superstition Mountains angered the Apaches, who began attacking the goldminers. A stone face appears where you turn off the main trail or two hundred yards directly across the small canyon from the mine. Backgrounds by Niz.co/ But never bring proof with them? I realized now that I may not have found the site indicated by the map after all. 10 were here. When the procession returned, the beasts bore no burden. Awesome, Good post, Ive never seen anyone make it up and in and while i completely agree its best not to both for safety of humans and the bats, selfishly Id like to see a video of the inside to official debunk the fake documentary on history channels legend of the Superstition Mountains from a few years back that showed a large metal Jesuit cross in inside the bat cave, which Im sure wasnt really in the same cave based on lack of bats, etc. Nice and green right now. There are definitely Indian artifacts, petroglyphs and ruins throughout the Superstitions. I was especially fascinated by the symbols and the details of the map. The Dutchman's Lost Gold Mine. Chris C Jones / CC BY-SA If you can manage the risks, the views are incredible. A friend of mine had his sites set on this destination for quite some time and finally we made the hike to see it. We never found out what happened. I wouldnt fall for that. The legend of the curse traces back to the early 1500s, when Jesuit priests from Spain began to build missions in the areas now known as Arizona and New Mexico. DesertUSA has obtained another theory about the location of the Lost Dutchman Mine. Moments later, I was drenched with heavy rain, and the range disappeared in the storm. Top Image: Lost Dutchman State Park - Superstition Mountains at Sunset. On that trip we explored a wide area and still found nothing. (It's Free. Over the next three months, I convinced myself that I had found not only the trails starting place but also its end. Many tales of the Lost Dutchman mention an Apache curse which protects the sacred burial ground of Apache Indians. There was no specific trail marker at the site indicated by the doughnut symbol. by silent hunter Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:21 am, Post There's a prospect shaft at the back of the cave. The Superstition Wilderness is on the far east side of the Phoenix valley making the drive roughly 40 minutes or more, depending on where you're embarking from. Then, two things happened: either Chaos or Gaia created the universe as we know it, or Ouranos and Tethys gave birth to the first beings. I wasnt feeling flatiron, so I turned on to jacobs crosscut. Parking a little limited at trailed, if its a busy day. The site is said to have been mined by a . Busier as you near siphon draw, but pretty empty along Jacobs crosscut. Bat cave with ladder In 1952, the infamous "Peralta" stone maps were discovered in the foothills of the Superstition Mountains by a man on vacation with his family. I just finished watching the season finale. I tried to remind myself that the Lost Dutchman was just a figment of someones overactive imagination. The locals, however, refused to help them in their quest, as they believed that the mountains was the home of the Thunder God, and therefore sacred ground that could not be trespassed on. Rocky beginning, great views of the Superstition Mountains, loved walking through a forest of saguaros. It is important that we respect the wildlife, which is the wish of the authorities that have jurisdiction of the Bat Cave. At the very edge of the photo, I discovered a pair of eyes in a very vague stone face. They did show a vague outline of a horse on the canyon wall, but the head was missing from just below the ears. Omg.the gold is behind the cross on the wall. Neolithic Stone Balls: The Northern Rosetta Stone? The elevation gain is 800 feet--half of that is in the final approach which may involve some all-fours hiking. It was at the base of a small hill with an almost vertical wall. [Online]Available at: http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-lostdutchman.html, Paul, L., 2016. Obviously, it was just another scam. It always left us in awe.). Eventually, the Peraltas stopped venturing onto the mountains, and all the maps and knowledge of the mines exact location were lost. I love the Superstition Mountains, but the view doesn't change much and I was looking for a change of scenery after a while. Great family friendly trail. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Tough. Easy cardio hike. At length, I began to believe that the Lost Dutchman could only be a figment of someones overactive imagination. Nobody went in unarmed.. She selected one of these for that purpose, and it hung in its appointed place for two or three weeks. Source: Craig Zerbe /Adobe Stock, Boyle, L., 2012. The Lost Dutchman Mine. About half way up on the canyon wall was a small ledge. During this period, the Jesuits established relations with Native Americans, who worked to mine the gold, much of which was sent back to the King of Spain. As Greek mythology goes, the universe was once a big soup of nothingness. The map told me where I had to descend from the top. The only thing in that book that even slightly applies is the story of Tayopa.