Rich Metal locations on Scorched Earth in ARK: Survival Ascended
Scorched Earth has 629 verified Rich Metal nodes , led by Southern Mountains (301), Northern Mountains (159), Eastern Badlands (102). 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 Rich Metal is on Scorched Earth
| Region | Nodes | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Mountains | 301 | Filter |
| Northern Mountains | 159 | Filter |
| Eastern Badlands | 102 | Filter |
| Western Canyons | 61 | Filter |
| Caves | 5 | Filter |
| Outer Dunes | 1 | Filter |
| Layer | Nodes |
|---|---|
| Surface | 624 |
| Cave | 5 |
Rich Metal nodes sit between -317 m and 395 m of map elevation.
Densest Rich Metal areas
Where the extraction placed the most Rich Metal nodes. Density is placement, not promised yield — harvest rates, tools, tames and server settings decide what you actually bring home.
- 77.5 / 22.584 nodes
- 82.5 / 22.563 nodes
- 72.5 / 22.522 nodes
- 67.5 / 32.520 nodes
- 82.5 / 27.520 nodes
Rich Metal 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 629 is in the atlas.
| GPS | Region | Layer | Elevation | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21.9 / 50.8 | Northern Mountains | Surface | -39 m | |
22.1 / 33.0 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 162 m | |
29.8 / 79.0 | Northern Mountains | Surface | -112 m | |
31.1 / 47.2 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 23 m | |
31.6 / 17.8 | Northern Mountains | Surface | -294 m | |
34.6 / 29.8 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 126 m | |
34.7 / 64.0 | Northern Mountains | Surface | 76 m | |
41.5 / 43.6 | Caves | Cave | -307 m | |
42.3 / 74.3 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -75 m | |
45.4 / 16.9 | Western Canyons | Surface | -308 m | |
45.8 / 34.3 | Western Canyons | Surface | 7 m | |
47.8 / 87.1 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -77 m | |
49.7 / 64.7 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -74 m | |
56.2 / 26.9 | Western Canyons | Surface | -101 m | |
59.5 / 14.2 | Western Canyons | Surface | -307 m | |
59.7 / 66.6 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -33 m | |
63.5 / 76.7 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -83 m | |
63.9 / 55.5 | Eastern Badlands | Surface | -45 m | |
68.2 / 33.3 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 205 m | |
69.6 / 44.3 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 31 m | |
72.1 / 17.6 | Southern Mountains | Surface | -85 m | |
73.2 / 59.0 | Southern Mountains | Surface | 61 m | |
76.6 / 37.4 | Southern Mountains | Surface | -114 m | |
85.9 / 23.1 | Southern Mountains | Surface | -100 m |
Plan the run, not just the coordinate
A node list is a starting point. Use the Scorched Earth resource atlas to combine Rich Metal 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.