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Mouse's Tank
Mouse's Tank: Named for a renegade who used the area as a hideout in the 1890s, Mouse's Tank is a natural basin in the rock where water collects after rainfalls, sometimes remaining for months. A half-mile, round-trip trail leads to Mouse's Tank from the trailhead parking area, passing numerous examples of prehistoric petroglyphs.
Mouse's Tank is named after a Southern Paiute man nicknamed "Little Mouse." In the 1890s, he was accused of various crimes, including theft and murder. Legend has it that he used this area as a hideout, utilizing the natural water source and the rugged terrain to evade capture.
Park Features
The Story of Mouse
Nevada History: XXVIISOME NEVADA TRAGEDIES
From James G. Scrugham, Nevada: The Narrative of the Conquest of a Frontier Land (1935), vol. I
