Iron Butte
Iron Butte is the Rippers' home territory in the east, locked until late in the story. Come here for its 11 R.I.P. Sermons, two Ripper ambush camps, the Rogue Tunnel checkpoint and the Cloverdale research facility.
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- Region
Good to know
- It has no open-world Hordes. The only Horde here belongs to a mission.
- It holds 11 R.I.P. Sermons, the most of any region.
- It has 1 NERO checkpoint, 1 NERO research site and 2 NERO Intel pieces.
- It has 2 ambush camps, Redwood RV Park and Wagon Road, both paying Iron Mike's Camp.
- It holds 6 Historical Markers, 4 Character collectibles and 3 Tourism collectibles.
- Regional plants are golden currant, beargrass, larch bolete and indian pipe.
What's here
The Cloverdale Research facility is the big landmark, and you visit it for the story. The Rogue Tunnel checkpoint and two ambush camps make up the open-world work. Expect Ripper leftovers on most roads.
Worth knowing
With no infestations and no free Hordes, Iron Butte is quick to finish once it opens. Sermon hunters should save it for one long sweep.
When it opensSpoilerShow
The region stays locked until the Ripper cult collapses. After that it is open to explore freely.
Keep Them SafeRikki needs more for the truck bomb. You ride to Iron Butte Ranch, wipe out the Horde of 300 Swarmers there, then radio Boozer about getting the fertilizer.
Expect The WorstSarah needs to get inside the Cloverdale research labs, and you clear the way. You fight through the warehouse to the atrium and then look for the facility's head of security.- That Never Gets OldYou and Boozer ride to the Ripper compound in Iron Butte to hit them where they live. You climb a sniper tower and cover Boozer while he gets into position, then head down to the compound.
- Time For Some PaybackWith the dam gone, you go back to the Ripper compound in Iron Butte to finish the job. Clear out the Rippers who survived and get inside the Ripper Lodge.
- We Couldn't Take The RiskYou and Sarah have reached the Cloverdale facility, and it is not safe yet. Shut down the electric fences, burn the Crier nests on the grounds and get back to your bike.
- I'm Good With ThatThe last push against the Rippers. You go after their leader, Carlos, and finish the fight that has run through the whole Lost Lake chapter.
Don't Get CaughtSkizzo takes you across the border into Ripper territory to steal det cord, the explosive cord Lost Lake needs to seal the caves. Most of the job is on foot, deep in land the Rippers watch.
They Don't Feel PainSkizzo leads you on foot through Ripper territory in Iron Butte at night. He knows where to find what you need, so you stick with him and keep your head down.
It Was The Only WaySkizzo says he knows where to find detonation cord. You go with him to the transportation complex in Iron Butte, clear the building of Newts and search the office for it.
I Kept My NameYou wake up as a prisoner inside the Ripper compound with your gear gone. You have to break out of the temple, get your weapons and your Mongrels cut back, and get out alive.- Should Have Seen It ComingDeacon has to get out of Ripper territory in Iron Butte and make it back to his bike at the Iron Ridge trailhead. The route passes the old golf resort near Cloverdale.
- BeargrassBeargrass is a plant in the Herbology set, entry 12 of 33, and it grows in the Iron Butte region. Its main use is selling at a camp kitchen for credits and Trust.
- Classified Virus ResearchA Cloverdale memo about virus samples from a classified agency, found inside the Cloverdale lab in Iron Butte. You reach it late in the story.
- Devil's Lake - "View Of The Cascades"A plaque overlooking Devil's Lake in Iron Butte that points out the peaks of the Cascade Range. It works as a viewpoint guide to the mountains around you.
- Golden CurrantGolden Currant is a berry plant in the Herbology set, entry 8 of 33, and it grows in the Iron Butte region. Its main use is selling at a camp kitchen for credits and Trust.
- Indian PipeIndian Pipe is a plant in the Herbology set, entry 18 of 33, and it grows in the Iron Butte region. Its main use is selling at a camp kitchen for credits and Trust.
- Iron Butte - "The Iron Mountain"This Historical Marker stands at Black Mountain Ridge in the Iron Butte region. It explains how Iron Butte, an old extinct volcano, formed.
- Iron Butte Meteorite - "Gift From the Sky"This Historical Marker stands near Sugarpine Butte in the Iron Butte region. It marks where a huge iron and nickel meteorite was found in 1902.
- Iron Butte Ranch - "The Summer Marsh"This Historical Marker stands at the Iron Butte Ranch and golf course in the Iron Butte region. It covers the ranch's history from early peoples to resort.
- Iron Butte Ranch Masters TournamentA poster for a golf tournament at Iron Butte Ranch, found at the Iron Mtn gas station in Iron Butte. It is one of three Tourism items in that region.
- Jessie - "Riding With the Mongrels"An old photo of Jessie, Deacon and Boozer riding together, found in Iron Butte. It unlocks on its own through the story.
- Jessie - "They Shall Be Of One Mind"A Ripper manifesto written by Jessie Williamson, found in Iron Butte. It unlocks on its own through the story.
- Jim - "Advisory Warning"A security notice about Deacon from Cloverdale's head of security, Jim Moore, found at the Iron Butte lab. It also carries a surveillance photo of Deacon at the front gate.
- Larch BoleteLarch Bolete is a mushroom in the Herbology set, entry 30 of 33, and it grows in the Iron Butte region. Its main use is selling at a camp kitchen for credits and Trust.
- Mobile Medical Unit Recording - 1301Mobile Medical Unit Recording 1301 is a NERO Intel log inside the Old Sawmill NERO Checkpoint in Lost Lake. It covers NERO closing its High Desert Sawmill depot.
- Mobile Medical Unit Recording - 1788Mobile Medical Unit Recording 1788 is a NERO Intel log inside the Iron Butte Pass NERO Checkpoint in Belknap. Soldiers talk about a convoy of Rest In Peace cultists heading south.
- NERO Site Order - TS-03-900SQMNERO Site Order TS-03-900SQM is a printed NERO memo at the research site in Iron Butte. It warns staff about Rest In Peace cultists moving between checkpoints.
- Sarah - "My Old Lady"A photo of Deacon and Sarah with a note from Deacon on it, found at the Cloverdale lab in Iron Butte. It is on the upper floor of the building inside the fenced complex.
- Snowbrush Ranch - "The First Alpaca Farm"This Historical Marker stands at Snowbrush Ranch in the Iron Butte region. It describes the ranch as the first alpaca farm in Oregon.
- Snowbrush Ranch Alpaca FarmA brochure about raising alpacas, found at Snowbrush Ranch in Iron Butte. It is one of three Tourism items in that region.
- Waldo Lake - "The Oregon Conservationist"This Historical Marker stands at Waldo Lake in the Iron Butte region. It tells the story of John B. Waldo, an Oregon judge who fought to protect the Cascades.
- Black Mountain RidgeBlack Mountain Ridge is a spot in the Iron Butte valley with a historical marker about Iron Butte itself, an old volcano. Stop by if you are filling out the historical marker collection.
- Cloverdale Research Iron Butte FacilityThe Cloverdale Research Iron Butte Facility is a high-security private lab in Iron Butte, still powered two years after the outbreak. You only go here with Sarah for the story, so there is no open-world job to clear.
- Iron Butte NERO Research Site 1The only NERO research site in Iron Butte, beside a helicopter wreck across a gap from the southern Iron Butte ambush camp. A Nitrous bike jump gets you across. It only opens once Iron Butte does, after the Rippers fall.
- Iron Butte Ranch HordeA 300-Swarmer Horde at Iron Butte Ranch that you clear in Keep Them Safe, part of the push toward Wizard Island. It is the only Horde you ever fight in Iron Butte, and it shows up just for this mission.
- Redwood RV Park Ambush CampRedwood RV Park Ambush Camp is a Ripper camp in an old RV park in Iron Butte. It only opens with the region late in the story and pays 2,500 XP plus Iron Mike's Trust and credits.
- Rogue Tunnel NERO CheckpointThe Rogue Tunnel NERO Checkpoint is the only checkpoint in Iron Butte, northeast of the Redwood RV Park Ambush Camp. It pays Iron Mike's Camp, and its memo shows NERO was cleared to use extreme force on the Rippers.
- Sugarpine ButteSugarpine Butte is an Iron Butte spot where a historical marker tells the story of a giant iron meteorite found nearby. It is a collectible stop, worth a detour if you are hunting markers.
- Wagon Road Ambush CampWagon Road Ambush Camp is a Ripper camp on the Old Wagon Road in Iron Butte, north of the Rogue Tunnel NERO Checkpoint. Its bunker holds the Attractor Bomb recipe, which you want for Horde fights.
Related places
Image: Bend Studio / PlayStationCheckpointIron Butte Pass NERO Checkpoint
The Iron Butte Pass NERO Checkpoint is a Belknap checkpoint south of Hot Springs, on the pass toward Ripper country. It pays Hot Springs and holds an injector you can grab early.
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Old Sawmill NERO Checkpoint
The Old Sawmill NERO Checkpoint is a Lost Lake checkpoint with a NERO mobile medical unit to search. It pays Iron Mike's Camp, but the Old Sawmill Horde lives nearby, so plan the visit.
- Horde
McLeod Ridge Horde
McLeod Ridge Horde is a 150-Swarmer Horde in Crater Lake, one of the Horde Killer targets. It opens after You Alone I Have Seen. Clear it for 4,000 XP and 1,100 Trust at Wizard Island.
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Black Crater Ambush Camp
Black Crater Ambush Camp is a Ripper-held camp southwest of Hot Springs in Belknap. It pays Hot Springs Trust and credits, and the Rippers here won't surrender.