Sorted List of 105 Desert Peaks
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Click on any of the 105 peak names for details like GPS coordinates, climbing difficulty, elevation, and a regional map showing other peaks in the area.
Desert Peaks List sorted numerically on Elev column | ||||||||||||||
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Num | Peak Name (more links) | Waypoint | Elev | DPS | Class | Pics and Reports | Register | |||||||
5.4 | Picacho Pk | PICACP | 1920+ | 6 | 1 report on picacho | |||||||||
Picacho Pk is usually called 'Little Picacho' by the DPS, but it is NOT the Little Picacho shown on the topo. | ||||||||||||||
3.12 | Stepladder Mtn | STEPLM | 2927 | 2 | 1 report on stepladder | |||||||||
8.7 | Kino Pk | KINOPK | 3197 | 3 | 1 report on kino | |||||||||
marked as SUSPENDED, but DPS trip reports are still in place as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
4.12 | Big Maria Mtn | BIGMAM | 3381 | 1 | 1 report on maria | |||||||||
Prior to 1980, Big Maria's summit was designated as point 3379’, which is 0.8 mi NNE of the present summit. | ||||||||||||||
4.8 | Chuckwalla Mtn | CHUCKM | 3446 | 2 | 2 reports on chuckwalla | |||||||||
3.15 | Mopah Pt | MOPAHP | 3530 | 3 | 1 report on mopah | |||||||||
Mopah Pt is the northern and lower of the two Mopah Peaks. | ||||||||||||||
9.1 | Cerro Pescadores | CPESCA | 3543+ | 2 | ||||||||||
Cerro Pescadores is the DPS name for the point in the Sierra Cucapa at 32°20’N, 115°21.7’W, about 20 miles south of Mexicali. It is 1.5 km SE of benchmark Puerta. | ||||||||||||||
3.13 | Chemehuevi Pk | CHEMEP | 3694 | 2 | 1 report on chemehuevi | |||||||||
8.6 | Castle Dome Pk | CASTDP | 3788 | 3 | 1 report on castle | |||||||||
2.17 | Eagle Mtn N | EAGLMN | 3806 | 3 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
4.6 | Orocopia Mtn | OROCOM | 3815 | 1 | 1 report on orocopia | |||||||||
4.11 | Palen Mtn | PALENM | 3848 | 2 | 2 reports on palen | |||||||||
9.4 | Cerro Pinacate | CPINAC | 3957 | 1 | 1 report on pinacate | |||||||||
Cerro Pinacate is at 31°46.5’N, 113°29.5’W. It is shown on the US Sectional Aeronautical chart, Phoenix, as a prominent unnamed point with an elevation of 3957’. It is also unnamed on the Mexican topo with an elevation of 1200+ meters. The code numbers for the auxiliary topos are H12A22, Sierra Blanca, and H12A23, Los Norteños. | ||||||||||||||
5.1 | Indianhead | INDIAN | 3960+ | 2 | 2 reports on indianhead | |||||||||
4.4 | Pinto Mtn | PINTOM | 3983 | 1 | 2 reports on pinto | |||||||||
3.16 | Whipple Mtn | WHIPPM | 4130 | 1 | 1 report on whipple | |||||||||
5.2 | Sombrero Pk | SOMBRP | 4229 | 2 | 1 report on sombrero | |||||||||
3.5 | Old Dad Mtn | OLDADM | 4252 | 2 | 1 report on dad | |||||||||
3.14 | Turtle Mtn | TURTLM | 4298 | 2 | ||||||||||
4.10 | Granite Mtn S | GRANMS | 4331 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
4.13 | Aqua Pt | AQUAPT | 4410 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on aqua | ||||||||
Spectre Pt's summit is the high point of the Coxcomb Mtns. It is 0.3 mi SW of benchmark Aqua. The 7- 1/2’ topo is in error; the highest contour lines at Spectre Pt. are missing. Spectre Pt. is about 70 feet higher than BM Aqua. The DPS uses the name 'Tensor Pt.' for BM Aqua, and the name 'Dyadic' for the point 0.3 mi. ENE of Spectre Pt. at UTM 478661. | ||||||||||||||
4.9 | Spectre Pt | SPECTP | 4480 | 2 | 1 report on spectre | |||||||||
Spectre Pt's summit is the high point of the Coxcomb Mtns. It is 0.3 mi SW of benchmark Aqua. The 7- 1/2’ topo is in error; the highest contour lines at Spectre Pt. are missing. Spectre Pt. is about 70 feet higher than Aqua Pt. The DPS uses the name 'Tensor Pt.' for Aqua, and the name 'Dyadic' for the point 0.3 mi. ENE of Spectre Pt. at UTM 478661. | ||||||||||||||
4.7 | Black Butte | BLACKB | 4504 | 1 | 8 reports on black | |||||||||
5.3 | Jacumba Mtn | JACUMM | 4512 | 1 | 1 report on jacumba | |||||||||
8.4 | Weavers Needle | WEAVEN | 4553 | 4 | 1 report on weavers | |||||||||
3.11 | Sheephole Mtn | SHEEPM | 4593+ | 2 | 1 report on sheephole | |||||||||
8.8 | Ajo Mt | AJOMT | 4808 | 2 | 1 report on ajo | |||||||||
8.5 | Signal Pk | SIGNAP | 4877 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 1 report on signal | ||||||||
Signal Pk is also called 'Kofa Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
2.18 | Brown Pk | BROWNP | 4947 | 2 | 3 reports on brown | |||||||||
9.2 | Pico Risco | PRISCO | 4987+ | 3 | ||||||||||
Pico Risco is the DPS name for the prominent point that is 2.9 km SW of the resort of Cañon de Guadalupe. The peak location is 32°08’N, 115°48.5’W. | ||||||||||||||
4.3 | Rosa Pt | ROSAPT | 5000+ | 2 | ||||||||||
8.3 | Superstition Mtn | SUPERM | 5057 | 2 | 1 report on superstition | |||||||||
2.19 | Stewart Pt | STEWAP | 5265 | 2 | 3 reports on stewart | |||||||||
3.10 | Old Woman Mtn | OLDWOM | 5325 | 2 | 1 report on woman | |||||||||
4.5 | Eagle Mtn S | EAGLMS | 5350 | 1 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
6.15 | Muddy Pk | MUDDYP | 5387 | 3 | 1 report on muddy | |||||||||
Muddy Pk is not the high point of the Muddy Mountains; it is the 'Muddy Peak' named on the topo which is 1.1 miles to the east. | ||||||||||||||
6.11 | Spirit Mtn | SPIRIM | 5639 | 2 | 1 report on spirit | |||||||||
2.20 | Pahrump Pt | PAHRUP | 5740 | 2 | 1 report on pahrump | |||||||||
2.11 | Needle Pk | NEEDLP | 5803 | 2 | 2 reports on needle | |||||||||
2.14 | Corkscrew Pk | CORKSP | 5804 | 2 | 4 reports on corkscrew | |||||||||
2.22 | Canyon Pt | CANYOP | 5890 | 1 | 1 report on canyon | |||||||||
2.16 | Smith Mtn | SMITMT | 5913 | 1 | 6 reports on smith | |||||||||
3.1 | Avawatz Mtn | AVAWAM | 6154 | 1 | 1 report on avawatz | |||||||||
?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
3.9 | East Ord Mtn | EORDMT | 6168 | 1 | 1 report on ord | |||||||||
?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
2.21 | Nopah Range | NOPAHR | 6394 | 2 | 1 report on nopah | |||||||||
Nopah Range's summit is higher than, and about 0.8 mi SSE of, the point labeled 'Nopah Peak' on the topo. | ||||||||||||||
6.12 | Moapa Pk | MOAPAP | 6471 | 3 | 1 report on moapa | |||||||||
4.1 | Martinez Mtn | MARTIM | 6560+ | 2s3 | 1 report on martinez | |||||||||
1.14 | Argus Pk | ARGUSP | 6562 | 1 | 1 report on argus | |||||||||
NO LEGAL ACCESS! See NAWS memo. DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 Argus Pk is within the Naval Weapons Center. The approach from the east may be closed at any time. | ||||||||||||||
2.5 | Panamint Butte | PANAMB | 6584 | 2 | 2 reports on panamint | |||||||||
4.2 | Rabbit Pk | RABBIP | 6640+ | Emblem Peak | 2 | 2 reports on rabbit | ||||||||
2.15 | Pyramid Pk | PYRAMP | 6703 | 2 | 18 reports on pyramid | |||||||||
2.6 | Tucki Mtn | TUCKIM | 6726 | 1 | 1 report on tucki | |||||||||
3.8 | Granite Mtn N | GRANMN | 6762 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
6.14 | Bridge Mtn | BRIDGM | 6988+ | 3 | 1 report on bridge | |||||||||
Bridge Mtn is the high point of the massif named 'Bridge Mountain', not the spot elevation 6460’. | ||||||||||||||
6.10 | McCullough Mtn | MCCULM | 7026 | 1 | 1 report on mccullough | |||||||||
3.6 | Mitchell Pt | MITCHP | 7048 | 2 | 4 reports on mitchell | |||||||||
2.2 | Sandy Pt | SANDYP | 7062 | 1 | 1 report on sandy | |||||||||
7.2 | Guardian Angel S | GUARDS | 7140 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
8.1 | Tipton Mt | TIPTOM | 7148 | 2 | 1 report on tipton | |||||||||
3.7 | Edgar Pk | EDGARP | 7162 | 2 | 2 reports on edgar | |||||||||
Edgar Pk was formerly called 'Providence Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
2.10 | Manly Pk | MANLYP | 7196 | 1 | 1 report on manly | |||||||||
Manly has a third class summit block on which some climbers will want a rope. | ||||||||||||||
3.2 | Kingston Pk | KINGSP | 7336 | 2 | 2 reports on kingston | |||||||||
7.1 | Guardian Angel N | GUARDN | 7395 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
3.4 | New York Mtn | NYORKM | 7532 | 3 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
1.12 | Nelson Range | NELSOR | 7696 | 2 | 3 reports on nelson | |||||||||
8.9 | Baboquivari Pk | BABOQP | 7734 | 4 | 2 reports on baboquivari | |||||||||
3.3 | Clark Mtn | CLRKMT | 7907 | 3 | 8 reports on clark | |||||||||
2.13 | Palmer Mt | PALMRM | 7958 | 2 | 2 reports on palmer | |||||||||
6.13 | Virgin Pk | VIRGNP | 8071+ | 1 | 1 report on virgin | |||||||||
6.6 | Stirling Mt | STIRLM | 8218 | 1 | 1 report on stirling | |||||||||
2.1 | Last Chance Mtn | LASTCM | 8456 | 1 | 2 reports on lastchance | |||||||||
6.9 | Potosi Mtn | POTOSM | 8514 | 2 | 2 reports on potosi | |||||||||
2.3 | Dry Mtn | DRYMTN | 8674 | 2 | 1 report on dry | |||||||||
2.12 | Grapevine Pk | GRAPEP | 8738 | 1 | 1 report on grapevine | |||||||||
1.13 | Maturango Pk | MATURP | 8839 | 2 | ||||||||||
NO LEGAL ACCESS! See NAWS memo. DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 Maturango Pk is within the Naval Weapons Center. The approach from the east may be closed at any time. | ||||||||||||||
2.4 | Tin Mtn | TINMTN | 8953 | 2 | 3 reports on tin | |||||||||
2.9 | Porter Pk | PORTEP | 9101 | 1 | 4 reports on porter | |||||||||
2.8 | Sentinel Pk | SENTIP | 9634 | 1 | 6 reports on sentinel | |||||||||
1.11 | Pleasant Pt | PLEASP | 9690 | 1 | 2 reports on pleasant | |||||||||
Pleasant Pt's summit is NNW of Cerro Gordo Mine; permission to drive, park, or hike in the area should be obtained from the caretaker at the mine. | ||||||||||||||
6.5 | Hayford Pk | HAYFOP | 9912 | 1 | 1 report on hayford | |||||||||
6.20 | Soldier Pk | SOLDRP | 10089 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
9.3 | Picacho del Diablo | PICACD | 10171+ | Emblem Peak | 3 | 6 reports on diablo | ||||||||
El Picacho del Diablo is usually called 'Big Picacho' by the DPS. It is also named Cerro de la Encantada. It is at 30°59.6’N, 115°22.5’W. It is NOT named on the topo. It is not the Picacho el Diablo that is 7.6 km to the NW near the observatory, nor is it the Pico del Diablo 4.5 km to the south. The code number of the map San Rafael is H11B45. The map to the NE is useful for driving; it is H11B46, Santa Clara. | ||||||||||||||
7.3 | Navajo Mtn | NAVAJM | 10388 | 1 | 1 report on navajo | |||||||||
1.10 | New York Butte | NYORKB | 10668 | 1 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
6.16 | McFarland Pk | MCFARP | 10742 | X not on DPS List | 1s3 | 1 report on mcfarland | ||||||||
Most of the hike from the cars is on trail, there is a Class 2-3 chute below the Class 2 summit. | ||||||||||||||
1.8 | Inyo Mt | INYOMT | 10975 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 4 reports on inyo | ||||||||
6.18 | King Pk | KINGPK | 11034 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
2.7 | Telescope Pk | TELESP | 11048 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 13 reports on telescope | ||||||||
1.9 | Keynot Pk | KEYNOP | 11101 | 2 | 4 reports on keynot | |||||||||
1.7 | Waucoba Mtn | WAUCOM | 11123 | 2 | ||||||||||
1.2 | Glass Mtn Ridge | GLASSM | 11140 | 1 | 3 reports on glass | |||||||||
Glass Mtn Ridge's summit is higher than, and about 0.6 mi SSE of, the point labeled 'Glass Mountain' on the topo. | ||||||||||||||
6.19 | Fitzgerald Mt | FITGEM | 11215 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on fitzgerald | ||||||||
6.1 | Ruby Dome | RUBYDO | 11387 | 2 | 4 reports on ruby | |||||||||
6.8 | Mummy Mtn | MUMMYM | 11528 | 2 | 2 reports on mummy | |||||||||
1.1 | Patterson Mt | PATTEM | 11673 | 1 | ||||||||||
6.3 | Arc Dome | ARCDOM | 11773 | 1 | 2 reports on arc | |||||||||
6.7 | Charleston Pk | CHARLP | 11915 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 4 reports on charleston | ||||||||
6.4 | Jefferson Mt | JEFFEM | 11941 | 1 | 2 reports on jefferson | |||||||||
6.17 | Baker Pk | BAKERP | 12298 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on baker | ||||||||
8.2 | Humphreys Pk | HUMPHP | 12633 | 1 | 3 reports on humphreys | |||||||||
6.2 | Wheeler Pk | WHEELP | 13063 | 1 | 4 reports on wheeler | |||||||||
1.3 | Boundary Pk | BOUNDP | 13140 | 2 | ||||||||||
1.4 | Montgomery Pk | MONTGP | 13441 | Emblem Peak | 2 | |||||||||
1.5 | Dubois Mt | DUBOIM | 13559 | 2 | 2 reports on dubois | |||||||||
1.6 | White Mtn Pk | WHITEM | 14246 | 1 | 10 reports on white |
Click on the links below for data on the peaks in a single region. | ||
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Region 01 | Trans Sierra | 14 peaks |
Region 02 | Death Valley | 22 peaks |
Region 03 | San Bernardino | 16 peaks |
Region 04 | Riverside County | 13 peaks |
Region 05 | San Diego and Imperial Counties | 4 peaks |
Region 06 | Nevada | 20 peaks |
Region 07 | Utah | 3 peaks |
Region 08 | Arizona | 9 peaks |
Region 09 | Mexico | 4 peaks |
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