Sorted List of 105 Desert Peaks
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Desert Peaks List sorted alphabetically on DPS column | ||||||||||||||
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| Num | Peak Name (more links) | Waypoint | Elev | DPS | Class | Pics and Reports | Register | |||||||
| 1.1 | Patterson Mt | PATTEM | 11673 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.3 | Boundary Pk | BOUNDP | 13140 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1.5 | Dubois Mt | DUBOIM | 13559 | 2 | 2 reports on dubois | |||||||||
| 1.6 | White Mtn Pk | WHITEM | 14246 | 1 | 10 reports on white | |||||||||
| 1.7 | Waucoba Mtn | WAUCOM | 11123 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1.9 | Keynot Pk | KEYNOP | 11101 | 2 | 4 reports on keynot | |||||||||
| 1.10 | New York Butte | NYORKB | 10668 | 1 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.12 | Nelson Range | NELSOR | 7696 | 2 | 3 reports on nelson | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 2.1 | Last Chance Mtn | LASTCM | 8456 | 1 | 2 reports on lastchance | |||||||||
| 2.2 | Sandy Pt | SANDYP | 7062 | 1 | 1 report on sandy | |||||||||
| 2.3 | Dry Mtn | DRYMTN | 8674 | 2 | 1 report on dry | |||||||||
| 2.4 | Tin Mtn | TINMTN | 8953 | 2 | 3 reports on tin | |||||||||
| 2.5 | Panamint Butte | PANAMB | 6584 | 2 | 2 reports on panamint | |||||||||
| 2.6 | Tucki Mtn | TUCKIM | 6726 | 1 | 1 report on tucki | |||||||||
| 2.8 | Sentinel Pk | SENTIP | 9634 | 1 | 6 reports on sentinel | |||||||||
| 2.9 | Porter Pk | PORTEP | 9101 | 1 | 4 reports on porter | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 2.11 | Needle Pk | NEEDLP | 5803 | 2 | 2 reports on needle | |||||||||
| 2.12 | Grapevine Pk | GRAPEP | 8738 | 1 | 1 report on grapevine | |||||||||
| 2.13 | Palmer Mt | PALMRM | 7958 | 2 | 2 reports on palmer | |||||||||
| 2.14 | Corkscrew Pk | CORKSP | 5804 | 2 | 4 reports on corkscrew | |||||||||
| 2.15 | Pyramid Pk | PYRAMP | 6703 | 2 | 18 reports on pyramid | |||||||||
| 2.16 | Smith Mtn | SMITMT | 5913 | 1 | 6 reports on smith | |||||||||
| 2.17 | Eagle Mtn N | EAGLMN | 3806 | 3 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
| 2.18 | Brown Pk | BROWNP | 4947 | 2 | 3 reports on brown | |||||||||
| 2.19 | Stewart Pt | STEWAP | 5265 | 2 | 3 reports on stewart | |||||||||
| 2.20 | Pahrump Pt | PAHRUP | 5740 | 2 | 1 report on pahrump | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 2.22 | Canyon Pt | CANYOP | 5890 | 1 | 1 report on canyon | |||||||||
| 3.1 | Avawatz Mtn | AVAWAM | 6154 | 1 | 1 report on avawatz | |||||||||
| ?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | Kingston Pk | KINGSP | 7336 | 2 | 2 reports on kingston | |||||||||
| 3.3 | Clark Mtn | CLRKMT | 7907 | 3 | 8 reports on clark | |||||||||
| 3.4 | New York Mtn | NYORKM | 7532 | 3 | 3 reports on newyork | |||||||||
| 3.5 | Old Dad Mtn | OLDADM | 4252 | 2 | 1 report on dad | |||||||||
| 3.6 | Mitchell Pt | MITCHP | 7048 | 2 | 4 reports on mitchell | |||||||||
| 3.7 | Edgar Pk | EDGARP | 7162 | 2 | 2 reports on edgar | |||||||||
| Edgar Pk was formerly called 'Providence Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
| 3.8 | Granite Mtn N | GRANMN | 6762 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
| 3.9 | East Ord Mtn | EORDMT | 6168 | 1 | 1 report on ord | |||||||||
| ?suspended? DPS trip reports have been removed as of 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| 3.10 | Old Woman Mtn | OLDWOM | 5325 | 2 | 1 report on woman | |||||||||
| 3.11 | Sheephole Mtn | SHEEPM | 4593+ | 2 | 1 report on sheephole | |||||||||
| 3.12 | Stepladder Mtn | STEPLM | 2927 | 2 | 1 report on stepladder | |||||||||
| 3.13 | Chemehuevi Pk | CHEMEP | 3694 | 2 | 1 report on chemehuevi | |||||||||
| 3.14 | Turtle Mtn | TURTLM | 4298 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3.15 | Mopah Pt | MOPAHP | 3530 | 3 | 1 report on mopah | |||||||||
| Mopah Pt is the northern and lower of the two Mopah Peaks. | ||||||||||||||
| 3.16 | Whipple Mtn | WHIPPM | 4130 | 1 | 1 report on whipple | |||||||||
| 4.1 | Martinez Mtn | MARTIM | 6560+ | 2s3 | 1 report on martinez | |||||||||
| 4.3 | Rosa Pt | ROSAPT | 5000+ | 2 | ||||||||||
| 4.4 | Pinto Mtn | PINTOM | 3983 | 1 | 2 reports on pinto | |||||||||
| 4.5 | Eagle Mtn S | EAGLMS | 5350 | 1 | 4 reports on eagle | |||||||||
| 4.6 | Orocopia Mtn | OROCOM | 3815 | 1 | 1 report on orocopia | |||||||||
| 4.7 | Black Butte | BLACKB | 4504 | 1 | 8 reports on black | |||||||||
| 4.8 | Chuckwalla Mtn | CHUCKM | 3446 | 2 | 2 reports on chuckwalla | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 4.10 | Granite Mtn S | GRANMS | 4331 | 2 | 12 reports on granite | |||||||||
| 4.11 | Palen Mtn | PALENM | 3848 | 2 | 2 reports on palen | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 5.1 | Indianhead | INDIAN | 3960+ | 2 | 2 reports on indianhead | |||||||||
| 5.2 | Sombrero Pk | SOMBRP | 4229 | 2 | 1 report on sombrero | |||||||||
| 5.3 | Jacumba Mtn | JACUMM | 4512 | 1 | 1 report on jacumba | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 6.1 | Ruby Dome | RUBYDO | 11387 | 2 | 4 reports on ruby | |||||||||
| 6.2 | Wheeler Pk | WHEELP | 13063 | 1 | 4 reports on wheeler | |||||||||
| 6.3 | Arc Dome | ARCDOM | 11773 | 1 | 2 reports on arc | |||||||||
| 6.4 | Jefferson Mt | JEFFEM | 11941 | 1 | 2 reports on jefferson | |||||||||
| 6.5 | Hayford Pk | HAYFOP | 9912 | 1 | 1 report on hayford | |||||||||
| 6.6 | Stirling Mt | STIRLM | 8218 | 1 | 1 report on stirling | |||||||||
| 6.8 | Mummy Mtn | MUMMYM | 11528 | 2 | 2 reports on mummy | |||||||||
| 6.9 | Potosi Mtn | POTOSM | 8514 | 2 | 2 reports on potosi | |||||||||
| 6.10 | McCullough Mtn | MCCULM | 7026 | 1 | 1 report on mccullough | |||||||||
| 6.11 | Spirit Mtn | SPIRIM | 5639 | 2 | 1 report on spirit | |||||||||
| 6.12 | Moapa Pk | MOAPAP | 6471 | 3 | 1 report on moapa | |||||||||
| 6.13 | Virgin Pk | VIRGNP | 8071+ | 1 | 1 report on virgin | |||||||||
| 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’. | ||||||||||||||
| 6.15 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 7.1 | Guardian Angel N | GUARDN | 7395 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
| 7.2 | Guardian Angel S | GUARDS | 7140 | 4 | 2 reports on guardianangel | |||||||||
| 7.3 | Navajo Mtn | NAVAJM | 10388 | 1 | 1 report on navajo | |||||||||
| 8.1 | Tipton Mt | TIPTOM | 7148 | 2 | 1 report on tipton | |||||||||
| 8.2 | Humphreys Pk | HUMPHP | 12633 | 1 | 3 reports on humphreys | |||||||||
| 8.3 | Superstition Mtn | SUPERM | 5057 | 2 | 1 report on superstition | |||||||||
| 8.4 | Weavers Needle | WEAVEN | 4553 | 4 | 1 report on weavers | |||||||||
| 8.6 | Castle Dome Pk | CASTDP | 3788 | 3 | 1 report on castle | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 8.8 | Ajo Mt | AJOMT | 4808 | 2 | 1 report on ajo | |||||||||
| 8.9 | Baboquivari Pk | BABOQP | 7734 | 4 | 2 reports on baboquivari | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 9.2 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 1.4 | Montgomery Pk | MONTGP | 13441 | Emblem Peak | 2 | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Inyo Mt | INYOMT | 10975 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 4 reports on inyo | ||||||||
| 2.7 | Telescope Pk | TELESP | 11048 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 13 reports on telescope | ||||||||
| 4.2 | Rabbit Pk | RABBIP | 6640+ | Emblem Peak | 2 | 2 reports on rabbit | ||||||||
| 6.7 | Charleston Pk | CHARLP | 11915 | Emblem Peak | 1 | 4 reports on charleston | ||||||||
| 8.5 | Signal Pk | SIGNAP | 4877 | Emblem Peak | 2 | 1 report on signal | ||||||||
| Signal Pk is also called 'Kofa Peak' by the DPS. | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 6.16 | 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. | ||||||||||||||
| 6.17 | Baker Pk | BAKERP | 12298 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on baker | ||||||||
| 6.18 | King Pk | KINGPK | 11034 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
| 6.19 | Fitzgerald Mt | FITGEM | 11215 | X not on DPS List | 2 | 1 report on fitzgerald | ||||||||
| 6.20 | Soldier Pk | SOLDRP | 10089 | X not on DPS List | 2? | |||||||||
| 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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