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 alphabetically on Peak Name column | ||||||||||||||
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Num | Peak Name (more links) | Waypoint | Elev | DPS | Class | Pics and Reports | Register | |||||||
8.8 | Ajo Mt | AJOMT | 4808 | 2 | 1 report on ajo | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
6.3 | Arc Dome | ARCDOM | 11773 | 1 | 2 reports on arc | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
3.1 | Avawatz Mtn | AVAWAM | 6154 | 1 | 1 report on avawatz | |||||||||
?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
8.9 | Baboquivari Pk | BABOQP | 7734 | 4 | 2 reports on baboquivari | |||||||||
6.17 | Baker Pk | BAKERP | 12298 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on baker | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
4.7 | Black Butte | BLACKB | 4504 | 1 | 8 reports on black | |||||||||
1.3 | Boundary Pk | BOUNDP | 13140 | 2 | ||||||||||
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’. | ||||||||||||||
2.18 | Brown Pk | BROWNP | 4947 | 2 | 3 reports on brown | |||||||||
2.22 | Canyon Pt | CANYOP | 5890 | 1 | 1 report on canyon | |||||||||
8.6 | Castle Dome Pk | CASTDP | 3788 | 3 | 1 report on castle | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
6.7 | Charleston Pk | CHARLP | 11915 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 4 reports on charleston | ||||||||
3.13 | Chemehuevi Pk | CHEMEP | 3694 | 2 | 1 report on chemehuevi | |||||||||
4.8 | Chuckwalla Mtn | CHUCKM | 3446 | 2 | 2 reports on chuckwalla | |||||||||
3.3 | Clark Mtn | CLRKMT | 7907 | 3 | 8 reports on clark | |||||||||
2.14 | Corkscrew Pk | CORKSP | 5804 | 2 | 4 reports on corkscrew | |||||||||
2.3 | Dry Mtn | DRYMTN | 8674 | 2 | 1 report on dry | |||||||||
1.5 | Dubois Mt | DUBOIM | 13559 | 2 | 2 reports on dubois | |||||||||
2.17 | Eagle Mtn N | EAGLMN | 3806 | 3 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
4.5 | Eagle Mtn S | EAGLMS | 5350 | 1 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
3.9 | East Ord Mtn | EORDMT | 6168 | 1 | 1 report on ord | |||||||||
?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
3.7 | Edgar Pk | EDGARP | 7162 | 2 | 2 reports on edgar | |||||||||
Edgar Pk was formerly called 'Providence Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
6.19 | Fitzgerald Mt | FITGEM | 11215 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on fitzgerald | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
3.8 | Granite Mtn N | GRANMN | 6762 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
4.10 | Granite Mtn S | GRANMS | 4331 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
2.12 | Grapevine Pk | GRAPEP | 8738 | 1 | 1 report on grapevine | |||||||||
7.1 | Guardian Angel N | GUARDN | 7395 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
7.2 | Guardian Angel S | GUARDS | 7140 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
6.5 | Hayford Pk | HAYFOP | 9912 | 1 | 1 report on hayford | |||||||||
8.2 | Humphreys Pk | HUMPHP | 12633 | 1 | 3 reports on humphreys | |||||||||
5.1 | Indianhead | INDIAN | 3960+ | 2 | 2 reports on indianhead | |||||||||
1.8 | Inyo Mt | INYOMT | 10975 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 4 reports on inyo | ||||||||
5.3 | Jacumba Mtn | JACUMM | 4512 | 1 | 1 report on jacumba | |||||||||
6.4 | Jefferson Mt | JEFFEM | 11941 | 1 | 2 reports on jefferson | |||||||||
1.9 | Keynot Pk | KEYNOP | 11101 | 2 | 4 reports on keynot | |||||||||
6.18 | King Pk | KINGPK | 11034 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
3.2 | Kingston Pk | KINGSP | 7336 | 2 | 2 reports on kingston | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
2.1 | Last Chance Mtn | LASTCM | 8456 | 1 | 2 reports on lastchance | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
4.1 | Martinez Mtn | MARTIM | 6560+ | 2s3 | 1 report on martinez | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
6.10 | McCullough Mtn | MCCULM | 7026 | 1 | 1 report on mccullough | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
3.6 | Mitchell Pt | MITCHP | 7048 | 2 | 4 reports on mitchell | |||||||||
6.12 | Moapa Pk | MOAPAP | 6471 | 3 | 1 report on moapa | |||||||||
1.4 | Montgomery Pk | MONTGP | 13441 | Emblem Peak | 2 | |||||||||
3.15 | Mopah Pt | MOPAHP | 3530 | 3 | 1 report on mopah | |||||||||
Mopah Pt is the northern and lower of the two Mopah Peaks. | ||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
6.8 | Mummy Mtn | MUMMYM | 11528 | 2 | 2 reports on mummy | |||||||||
7.3 | Navajo Mtn | NAVAJM | 10388 | 1 | 1 report on navajo | |||||||||
2.11 | Needle Pk | NEEDLP | 5803 | 2 | 2 reports on needle | |||||||||
1.12 | Nelson Range | NELSOR | 7696 | 2 | 3 reports on nelson | |||||||||
1.10 | New York Butte | NYORKB | 10668 | 1 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
3.4 | New York Mtn | NYORKM | 7532 | 3 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
3.5 | Old Dad Mtn | OLDADM | 4252 | 2 | 1 report on dad | |||||||||
3.10 | Old Woman Mtn | OLDWOM | 5325 | 2 | 1 report on woman | |||||||||
4.6 | Orocopia Mtn | OROCOM | 3815 | 1 | 1 report on orocopia | |||||||||
2.20 | Pahrump Pt | PAHRUP | 5740 | 2 | 1 report on pahrump | |||||||||
4.11 | Palen Mtn | PALENM | 3848 | 2 | 2 reports on palen | |||||||||
2.13 | Palmer Mt | PALMRM | 7958 | 2 | 2 reports on palmer | |||||||||
2.5 | Panamint Butte | PANAMB | 6584 | 2 | 2 reports on panamint | |||||||||
1.1 | Patterson Mt | PATTEM | 11673 | 1 | ||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
4.4 | Pinto Mtn | PINTOM | 3983 | 1 | 2 reports on pinto | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
2.9 | Porter Pk | PORTEP | 9101 | 1 | 4 reports on porter | |||||||||
6.9 | Potosi Mtn | POTOSM | 8514 | 2 | 2 reports on potosi | |||||||||
2.15 | Pyramid Pk | PYRAMP | 6703 | 2 | 18 reports on pyramid | |||||||||
4.2 | Rabbit Pk | RABBIP | 6640+ | Emblem Peak | 2 | 2 reports on rabbit | ||||||||
4.3 | Rosa Pt | ROSAPT | 5000+ | 2 | ||||||||||
6.1 | Ruby Dome | RUBYDO | 11387 | 2 | 4 reports on ruby | |||||||||
2.2 | Sandy Pt | SANDYP | 7062 | 1 | 1 report on sandy | |||||||||
2.8 | Sentinel Pk | SENTIP | 9634 | 1 | 6 reports on sentinel | |||||||||
3.11 | Sheephole Mtn | SHEEPM | 4593+ | 2 | 1 report on sheephole | |||||||||
8.5 | Signal Pk | SIGNAP | 4877 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 1 report on signal | ||||||||
Signal Pk is also called 'Kofa Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
2.16 | Smith Mtn | SMITMT | 5913 | 1 | 6 reports on smith | |||||||||
6.20 | Soldier Pk | SOLDRP | 10089 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
5.2 | Sombrero Pk | SOMBRP | 4229 | 2 | 1 report on sombrero | |||||||||
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. | ||||||||||||||
6.11 | Spirit Mtn | SPIRIM | 5639 | 2 | 1 report on spirit | |||||||||
3.12 | Stepladder Mtn | STEPLM | 2927 | 2 | 1 report on stepladder | |||||||||
2.19 | Stewart Pt | STEWAP | 5265 | 2 | 3 reports on stewart | |||||||||
6.6 | Stirling Mt | STIRLM | 8218 | 1 | 1 report on stirling | |||||||||
8.3 | Superstition Mtn | SUPERM | 5057 | 2 | 1 report on superstition | |||||||||
2.7 | Telescope Pk | TELESP | 11048 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 13 reports on telescope | ||||||||
2.4 | Tin Mtn | TINMTN | 8953 | 2 | 3 reports on tin | |||||||||
8.1 | Tipton Mt | TIPTOM | 7148 | 2 | 1 report on tipton | |||||||||
2.6 | Tucki Mtn | TUCKIM | 6726 | 1 | 1 report on tucki | |||||||||
3.14 | Turtle Mtn | TURTLM | 4298 | 2 | ||||||||||
6.13 | Virgin Pk | VIRGNP | 8071+ | 1 | 1 report on virgin | |||||||||
1.7 | Waucoba Mtn | WAUCOM | 11123 | 2 | ||||||||||
8.4 | Weavers Needle | WEAVEN | 4553 | 4 | 1 report on weavers | |||||||||
6.2 | Wheeler Pk | WHEELP | 13063 | 1 | 4 reports on wheeler | |||||||||
3.16 | Whipple Mtn | WHIPPM | 4130 | 1 | 1 report on whipple | |||||||||
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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