Pinacate Ghost Town

Riverside County, California33.7600, -117.2330

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
2.2 miPerris, CA
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
9 miTerra Cotta
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Pinacate. No free-licensed photo yet.

Pinacate, in Riverside County, California, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miMenifeeLake ElsinoreMead ValleyPinacate
  • National Forest
  • City, county
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Pinacate. 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 Perris, CA, about 2.2 miles north in a straight line.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Terra Cotta9 mi southwest
  2. Leon11 mi southeast
  3. Willard11 mi southwest
  4. Rancho Temescal15 mi west
  5. Linda Rosa16 mi south
  6. La Placita19 mi north
  7. Agua Mansa21 mi north
  8. Politana23 mi north

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°6642Jan6743Feb7246Mar7649Apr8254May9058Jun9664Jul9865Aug9361Sep8354Oct7346Nov6540DecJan: 3.0 inFeb: 2.9 inMar: 1.5 inApr: 0.5 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 0.2 inAug: 0.1 inSep: 0.2 inOct: 0.5 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 2.0 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 May, judging by NOAA normals from Elsinore. June to October bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Elsinore station (USC00042805), 8.3 miles away. About 11.8 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationRiverside County, California
Coordinates33.76000, -117.23300
Also known asPinacate, California
SourcesWikidata Q7194781 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Pinacate ghost town?

In Riverside County, California, at 33.7600, -117.2330. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Perris, CA, about 2.2 miles north in a straight line.

Can you visit Pinacate?

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 Pinacate?

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

Are there other ghost towns near Pinacate?

Yes. Terra Cotta (9 mi), Leon (11 mi), Willard (11 mi), Rancho Temescal (15 mi).

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