{"id":9957,"date":"2025-09-30T07:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T11:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/?p=9957"},"modified":"2025-09-30T15:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:49:46","slug":"79852-the-hidden-truth-behind-nevadas-new-monolith-sighting-how-your-desert-selfies-could-expose-the-pranksters-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red94.net\/news\/79852-the-hidden-truth-behind-nevadas-new-monolith-sighting-how-your-desert-selfies-could-expose-the-pranksters-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"The hidden truth behind Nevada\u2019s new monolith sighting: How your desert selfies could expose the prankster\u2019s trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <b>12-foot mirrored slab<\/b> surfaced at Seven Magic Mountains on <b>March 21, 2025<\/b>\u2014weeks after the Gass Peak monolith frenzy. If you post desert selfies too fast, <b>reflections and hidden EXIF data<\/b> can quietly reveal the installer\u2019s path\u2014and yours.<\/p>\n<h2>Nevada Museum of Art confirms a 12-foot QR monolith on 3\/21\/2025<\/h2>\n<p>The Nevada Museum of Art said the piece appeared overnight and was <b>installed without permission<\/b>; staff moved to remove it the same day. Photos show a <b>QR code<\/b> etched along one side\u2014an easy lure for on-site scanning that could log time and GPS.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MYSTERIOUS MONOLITH!<\/p>\n<p>We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water&#8230; but check this out!<br \/>Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMPDSAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LVMPDSAR<\/a> spotted this mysterious monolith near Gass Peak north of the valley. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRsvhJIU5M\">pic.twitter.com\/YRsvhJIU5M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LVMPD (@LVMPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMPD\/status\/1802767918637490203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Why hikers sleep easier while Instagram tourists take the hit<\/h2>\n<p>Prepared hikers tend to avoid glossy close-ups and precise check-ins, while content-hungry visitors lean into reflective selfies and live posts that leak <b>faces, plates, and landmarks<\/b>. That\u2019s what exposes trails long before authorities arrive.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPeople might come looking for it and be coming with inappropriate vehicles or driving where they shouldn\u2019t, trampling plants,\u201d \u2014 Christa Weise, acting manager, Desert National Wildlife Refuge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Secure your selfie data before 10\/31\/2025<\/h2>\n<p>Lock down your posts now. Strip location tags, delay publishing, and avoid glossy mirror shots that broadcast who you\u2019re with and where you stood. If you captured the QR face, treat it like a tracker\u2014don\u2019t scan and don\u2019t share it.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Step<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<th>Deadline<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Disable camera location + scrub EXIF before posting<\/td>\n<td>Today<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Delay all monolith uploads by at least 48 hours<\/td>\n<td>Within 48 hours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Avoid reflective close-ups that show plates, faces, routes<\/td>\n<td>Immediate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Report unauthorized installs; follow closure signs at site<\/td>\n<td>Before 10\/31\/2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Watch LVMPD and NMA sweeps in the next 60 days at Jean<\/h2>\n<p>Expect stepped-up patrols and quicker removals around <b>Jean \/ Ivanpah Valley<\/b> after March\u2019s QR-coded slab. Early warnings: fresh tire tracks near access roads, crane activity, or <b>new QR stickers<\/b> on the steel faces.<\/p>\n<h2>Are you seeing EXIF-tagged visits spike near Gass Peak since 6\/17\/2024?<\/h2>\n<p>That\u2019s when LVMPD SAR first posted the Gass Peak find. If your gallery auto-tags that ridge line, your uploads may be helping triangulate approach routes\u2014and the prankster\u2019s drop points.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monolith appears at Seven Magic Mountains outside Las Vegas\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/djU2i7WvuUo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>SOURCES<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/086adae79f3ea76770ad832da215e8f1<\/li>\n<li>https:\/\/www.fox5vegas.com\/2025\/03\/21\/monolith-appears-seven-magic-mountains\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MYSTERIOUS MONOLITH!<\/p>\n<p>We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water&#8230; but check this out!<br \/>Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMPDSAR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LVMPDSAR<\/a> spotted this mysterious monolith near Gass Peak north of the valley. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YRsvhJIU5M\">pic.twitter.com\/YRsvhJIU5M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LVMPD (@LVMPD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMPD\/status\/1802767918637490203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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