Desert Southwest Landmarks Atlas

A free atlas of 1914 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(389)
• California(443)
• Arizona(367)
• Utah(411)
• New Mexico(310)

Browse by category

• Ghost Towns(285)
• Historic Sites(446)
• Rockhounding(26)
• Wildlife(169)
• Natural Features(665)
• Hot Springs(59)
• Petroglyphs(36)
• Geology(228)

Guides

• Will El Niño fill Lake Mead? The 2026–27 Southwest drought outlook
• Eldorado Canyon: southern Nevada's oldest mining district
• 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

1914 locations · 5 states · updated 2026-10-18