Legend of the Superstition Mountains
2015 · History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · The Climb
Mon, 16 Mar, 3:00 am
Closer than ever to the $200 million payday, Wayne and the team head into the heart of darkness where a cryptic find weaves an even bigger mystery.
About
Legend tells of the Lost Dutchman's gold mine hidden somewhere within the 160,000 acres of brutal Arizona desert known as the "Superstition Mountains." The promise of a $200 million mother lode has lured thousands of treasure hunters and continues to claim the lives of those eager to decipher the legend's clues and riddles.
Hunting for the Lost Dutchman is typically a one-man journey, but lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle is breaking with tradition and partnering with a team of experts to follow a newly revealed clue that could finally solve the 500-year-old mystery of America's most famous and deadliest buried treasure.
With cursed mountains said to drive men mad and a hidden fortune of gold worth killing for, the treasure hunter's greatest danger may be the man at his side. Trust at your own peril if you dare to tread into HISTORY's Legend of the Superstition Mountains.
Episodes
- E01
Secrets of the Lost Map
Mon, 9 Feb· 60 minArmed with a new clue that could unearth the location of the famed Lost Dutchman Mine, lifelong Dutch Hunter Wayne Tuttle, leads a team into Arizona's Superstition Mountains in search of America's deadliest treasure. What they discover may have finally put Wayne on the right path to solving this 150 year old mystery.
- E02
The Mark of the X
Mon, 16 Feb· 60 minA 200 year old treasure map leads Wayne and the team to a mysterious stone shaped like a heart with an X carved into its face; an investigation there leads to an unexpected discovery.
- E03
The Dutchman's Code
Mon, 23 Feb· 60 minThe team trades a valuable percentage of their stake in return for a new clue, which leads them into the heart of ancient Apache territory and on the trail to decode the Dutchman's deathbed riddles.
- E04
Curse of the Black Legion
Mon, 2 Mar· 60 minThe hunters become the hunted when they encounter signs of the mythic Apache Black Legion.
- E05
Dead Man's Gold
Mon, 9 Mar· 60 minA map of the dead reveals the team's next clue, but it's in the most dangerous stretch of the Superstitions; Eric makes a discovery that spins the investigation in an entirely new direction.
- E06
The Climb
Mon, 16 Mar· 60 minCloser than ever to the $200 million payday, Wayne and the team head into the heart of darkness where a cryptic find weaves an even bigger mystery.
