Eagle Mountain Ghost Town

Riverside County, California33.8544, -115.4817

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
34 miNorth Shore, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
36 miSablon
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Eagle Mountain. No free-licensed photo yet.

Eagle Mountain is a ghost town in Riverside County, California.

On the map

20 mi40 miIndioCoachellaTwentynine PalmsMeccaOasisNorth ShoreVista Santa RosaEagle Mountain
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Eagle Mountain. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is North Shore, CA, about 34 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Indio, CA, 44 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Sablon36 mi northeast
  2. Midland39 mi east
  3. Rice40 mi northeast
  4. Cadiz46 mi north
  5. Saltus49 mi north
  6. Chambless49 mi north
  7. Amboy51 mi north
  8. Bagdad55 mi northwest

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°6446Jan6849Feb7554Mar8260Apr9069May9978Jun10483Jul10382Aug9776Sep8665Oct7354Nov6346DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.4 inApr: 0.1 inMay: 0.1 inJun: 0.0 inJul: 0.3 inAug: 0.4 inSep: 0.4 inOct: 0.1 inNov: 0.1 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Eagle Mtn. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Eagle Mtn station (USC00042598), 3.6 miles away. About 3.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33.85444, -115.48167
Also known asEagle Mountain, CA
SourcesWikidata Q5325163 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Eagle Mountain ghost town?

In Riverside County, California, at 33.8544, -115.4817. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is North Shore, CA, about 34 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Indio, CA, 44 miles away.

Can you visit Eagle Mountain?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Eagle Mountain?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from Eagle Mtn. May to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Eagle Mountain?

Yes. Sablon (36 mi), Midland (39 mi), Rice (40 mi).

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