Obsidian locations on Scorched Earth in ARK: Survival Ascended
Scorched Earth has 1,044 verified Obsidian nodes , led by Northern Mountains (411), Southern Mountains (236), Western Canyons (142). Every coordinate below is extracted from ScorchedEarth_WP in ASA DevKit build 85.19.273.805383 and verified Jul 13, 2026 — not copied from community markers.
Where Obsidian is on Scorched Earth
| Region | Nodes | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Mountains | 411 | Filter |
| Southern Mountains | 236 | Filter |
| Western Canyons | 142 | Filter |
| Eastern Badlands | 136 | Filter |
| Caves | 113 | Filter |
| Outer Dunes | 6 | Filter |
| Layer | Nodes |
|---|---|
| Surface | 931 |
| Cave | 113 |
Obsidian nodes sit between -330 m and 394 m of map elevation.
Densest Obsidian areas
Where the extraction placed the most Obsidian nodes. Density is placement, not promised yield — harvest rates, tools, tames and server settings decide what you actually bring home.
- 22.5 / 42.549 nodes
- 67.5 / 27.543 nodes
- 22.5 / 82.541 nodes
- 67.5 / 12.540 nodes
- 22.5 / 32.537 nodes
Obsidian GPS coordinates on Scorched Earth
A spread sample of 24 real published nodes, chosen to cover the map rather than one dense cluster. The full set of 1,044 is in the atlas.
| GPS | Region | Layer | Elevation | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
19.3 / 44.7 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 46 m | |
20.3 / 82.0 | Caves | Cave | -320 m | |
21.8 / 35.2 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 29 m | |
28.0 / 19.2 | Northern Mountains | Surface | -292 m | |
28.0 / 28.8 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 205 m | |
28.3 / 51.3 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 10 m | |
29.2 / 67.0 | Northern Mountains | Surface | -32 m | |
35.9 / 36.3 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 93 m | |
40.3 / 59.2 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -65 m | |
40.6 / 22.9 | Western Canyons | Surface | 80 m | |
42.0 / 46.5 | Caves | Cave | -182 m | |
43.0 / 81.8 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | 172 m | |
45.0 / 15.3 | Western Canyons | Surface | -306 m | |
46.0 / 34.4 | Western Canyons | Surface | 8 m | |
47.3 / 53.0 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -82 m | |
53.3 / 62.8 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | 76 m | |
56.1 / 16.0 | Western Canyons | Surface | -314 m | |
65.4 / 55.9 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -36 m | |
67.1 / 28.2 | Caves | Cave | 64 m | |
68.8 / 43.3 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 43 m | |
70.5 / 13.4 | Southern Mountains | Surface | -318 m | |
70.8 / 21.3 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 51 m | |
74.7 / 59.0 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 18 m | |
82.3 / 24.3 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 92 m |
Plan the run, not just the coordinate
A node list is a starting point. Use the Scorched Earth resource atlas to combine Obsidian with the other resources on your route, drop pins, read the density heatmap and copy coordinates straight into a waypoint. If the return trip costs more than the farm saves, compare farming and transport lines or resource options instead.