Desert Southwest Landmarks Atlas

A free atlas of 1405 curated landmarks across the desert Southwest — ghost towns, hot springs, rockhounding sites, petroglyphs, and geologic oddities in Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. Open the interactive map, browse every location, or start with a guide.

Featured locations

• Rhyolite
• Belmont
• Berlin Ghost Town
• Delamar
• Goldfield
• Spencer Hot Springs
• Grimes Point Petroglyphs
• Lunar Crater Volcanic Field

Browse by state

• Nevada(365)
• California(287)
• Arizona(248)
• Utah(262)
• New Mexico(249)

Browse by category

• Ghost Towns(274)
• Historic Sites(317)
• Rockhounding(28)
• Wildlife(143)
• Natural Features(362)
• Hot Springs(56)
• Petroglyphs(36)
• Geology(189)

Guides

• NEW:Three multi-day desert routes out of Las Vegas
• Rockhounding southern Nevada: the rock, the rules, and the club
• Beatty: the last full-service stop before Death Valley's east side
• Ghost towns of the Bullfrog district

1405 locations · 5 states · updated 2026-07-28