Mojave Desert Trailheads
(between Las Vegas, Bishop, Los Angeles)
Revised 3 Dec 2014 - 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)
Sonora Desert Trailheads (East of Los Angeles, south of Flagstaff)
Los Angeles Area Trailheads (if anyone ever submits anything)
Southern Sierra Trailheads (Walker and Sherman Pass area)
Eastern Sierra Trailheads and Junctions (accessed from Hwy 395)
GPS waypoints:
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Mojave Desert Trailheads (click on any black label) and Towns (in red)
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| waypoint | trailhead | comments |
| WAUCOP | Waucoba Mtn | on the Waucoba Saline Road, south of Death Valley Road |
| SANDTH LASTTH | Sandy Point Last Chance Mtn | just north of Death Valley |
| DRYMTH TINMTH | Dry Mtn Tin Mtn | far north end of Death Valley on the Racetrack Road |
| CERROG LONGJT UNWA2W, UNWA4W | Inyo Mountains east of Lone Pine | Cerro Gordo (for Pleasant Point, or the traverse) Long John (for New York Butte) Union Wash (for Inyo and Keynot, or the traverse) |
| NEL2WD, NEL4WD | Nelson Range | Nelson Range highpoint is east of the Inyos |
| PANATH, TOWNPS, CAN4WD EMIGTH, LEM2WD, LEM4WD | Cottonwood Mountains | Northern Panamint Range near Stovepipe Wells access to Canyon Pt, Panamint Butte, Towne Point |
| MOSAIC, SKIDOO, EMIGPS | Tucki Mountain | access to Tucki Mtn and Pinto Pk |
| MAHOGF CHRKIL | Wildrose Canyon | high point of Panamint Range access to Telescope and Wildrose |
| PLC2WD, PORTSR, COOPER, MORMON, SUR2WD, CWCAMP | Pleasant Canyon Surprise Canyon | southern Panamint Range near Ballarat access to Porter and Sentinel from either canyon |
| RUSSEL, QUAILS, NEDLTH, WILLOW | Mengel Pass | southern tip of the Panamint Range access to Needle and Manly |
| PHIN2W, PHIN4W CORKTH, CORKTS TITUSC, TTSCN1, TTNTH1 | Grapevine and Palmer Corkscrew and Thimble Titanothere and Titus Canyons | northern Death Valley (Grapevine Mountains) |
| WILLOW REDSUM | Bridge Mountain | west of Las Vegas |
| PYR2WD STEWTH PAH2WD EAGNTH BRN2WD BRN4WD SMITTH | Pyramid Peak Stewart Point Pahrump Point Eagle Mtn N Brown Peak Smith Mtn | Northern Tecopa Area between Shoshone and Death Valley |
| AVA4WD KING4W TECOPA | Avawatz Mtn Kingston Pk Tecopa Hot Springs | Southern Tecopa Area between Baker and Tecopa |
| GRANTH DAD2WD DAD4WD | Granite N Old Dad | Kelso Area: east of Barstow (Granite Mountains) |
| MITCHR GIL2WD GIL4WD STONEC | Edgar Peak Edgar/Mitchell Loop Mitchell Point | Kelso Area: east of Barstow (Providence Mountains) |
| CLKMTH NYM2WD | Clark Mtn New York Mtn | Mountain Pass Area between Barstow and Las Vegas |
| MCULTH | McCullough Mtn | south of Las Vegas, near Primm (at the CA/NV border) |
| SPIRTH | Spirit Mtn | south of Las Vegas, near Lake Mead |
| HAY2WD | Hayford Peak | north of Las Vegas, east of Charleston |
| MUDCAR | Muddy Peak | northeast of Las Vegas |
| MOAP2W MOAP4W VIRG2W VIRG4W | Moapa and Virgin Peaks | northeast of Las Vegas, halfway to Zion National Park near the Virgin River |
| TPTNTH | Mt Tipton | south of Las Vegas, near Lake Mead |
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