Sonora Desert Trailheads
(East of Los Angeles, south of Flagstaff)
Revised 12 Apr 2012 - please send updates to the webmaster
See Driving Directions for context and how to get here.
Great Basin Trailheads (Mono Lake Area, southern Utah, northern Arizona, northern Nevada)
Los Angeles Area Trailheads (if anyone ever submits anything)
Mojave Desert Trailheads (between Las Vegas, Bishop, Los Angeles)
GPS waypoints:
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Sonora Desert Trailheads (click on any black label)
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| waypoint | trailhead | comments |
| EORDTH | East Ord Mtn | SE of Barstow in the Lucerne Valley |
| RABATH | Rabbit Peak | Santa Rosa Mountains, SE of Palm Springs and W of Salton Sea |
| MAR2WD MAR4WD | Martinez Mountain | Santa Rosa Mountains, SE of Palm Springs and W of Salton Sea |
| SHPATH SHPBTH | Sheephole Mtn | north of Twentynine Palms |
| SPEC2W | Spectre Point | east of Twentynine Palms (in Joshua Tree) |
| OROCAR ORO2WD ORO4WD | Orocopia Mtn | Orocopia Mountains, between Chiriaco Summit and the Salton Sea |
| EAGLET | Eagle Mtn South | DPS Eagle Mtn #1, between Chiriaco Summit and Twentynine Palms (in Joshua Tree) |
| PINTOT | Pinto Mtn | between Chiriaco Summit and Twentynine Palms (in Joshua Tree) |
| CARBTH | Old Woman Peak | Carbonate Gulch approach, near Essex, west of Lake Havasu |
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BLK2WD BLK4WD BLKDPS CHUK2W CHUK4W CHUKPC | Black Butte Chuckwalla Mtn | Chuckwalla Mountains, north of the Salton Sea |
| BIG2WD BIG4WD PALATH PAL4WD PALDPS GRNATH GRNBTH | Big Maria Mtn Palen Mtn Granite Mtn (S) | north of I-10 between Desert Center and Blythe |
| STEPTH CHEMTH WHIPTH | Stepladder Mtn
Chemehuevi Pk Whipple Mtn | Chemehuevi Valley, west of Lake Havasu |
| PICWTH | Picacho Peak | western approach near Picacho State Rec Area (yes, Picacho Peak means 'Big Peak Peak') |
| SIGETH CASDTH | Signal Peak Castle Dome Peak | in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (camping at trailhead is free) |
| SUPRTH | Superstition Mountain | high point of the Superstition Mountains (in a housing tract) |
| WEAVTH | Weaver's Needle | Weaver's Needle trailhead is on a good dirt road (camping at trailhead is free) |
| TRCAMP BPCAMP | el Picacho del Diablo | western approach Mexican national park (don't forget your passport!) |
| PINATH BIOSPH | Cerro Pinacate | in Mexico's Biosphere Reserve (don't forget your passport!) |
| KINOTH | Kino Peak | in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument NOTE: May not be safe or legal, enter at your own risk! |
| AJOTH | Mount Ajo | in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near the visitor center |
| BABOTH | Baboquivari Peak | via indian reservation, dirt road suitable for any vehicle (camping at trailhead may be free) |
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