Sonora Desert Trailheads
(East of Los Angeles, south of Flagstaff)
Revised 12 Apr 2012 - please send updates to the webmaster
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 |
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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