The hunt is on after mystery monolith reappears near Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A shiny mystery seems to have reappeared after Las Vegas Metro Police posted a picture on social media saying they found a mysterious monolith near Gass Peak over the weekend.

Metro Police Search and Rescue Unit spotted the monolith from the air north of the valley near Gass Peak and posted about it via X on Monday.

For Las Vegas residents, finding the monolith may not be so simple: You would need to travel an hour to an hour and a half on a bumpy road outside of Las Vegas before you even get to the hiking trails to find the shiny mystery.

Alesha Wallace and James Davis were out on their second attempt to find the object when they ran into 8 News Now.

“We saw the post and I really wanted to come see because we missed the one in Utah because they had it taken down so quickly, so I wasn’t going to risk not going to see it this time,” Wallace explained. “We searched for hours last night hiking all the way up to the top of Gass Peak and did not having any luck then so today we are out again.”

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Wallace and Davis found a note near the Gass Peak trailhead explaining that the monolith could not be found on that specific trail. The locals then decided to head to the other side of the mountain to try and find it.

“We were pretty excited to find out it was near a trail we are pretty familiar with,” Wallace said.

While the trail was one they were familiar with it was not an easy one, Davis explained.

“No matter where you step you just slide down and it was 3.3 miles to the top. It was a hike,” Davis, said.

Three years ago Dean Miarecki, of Skyline Helicopter Tours spotted a similar monolith and shot and uploaded a video of it on YouTube. But no one is quite sure if that monolith is the same one that now sits upon the peak.

Many locals, including Wallace and Davis, are out searching for answers to the mystery.

“It got so many off their butt, out and hiking and adventuring together as a family and that is what it is kind of about,” Davis, explained.

Metro Police warns citizens that it is not an easy trek out to Gass Peak and that they should take careful precautions before hiking to catch the monolith. Some of these include notifying someone of your whereabouts, doing proper research before the hike, and bringing plenty of water and supplies necessary during the hike.

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