Saltus Ghost Town

San Bernardino County, California34.5378, -115.6900

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Needles Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
34 miTwentynine Palms, CA
Mild months
Feb–Nov8 of 12
Next ghost town
3.4 miAmboy
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Saltus. No free-licensed photo yet.

Saltus is a former settlement in San Bernardino County, California, listed among the ghost towns of California.

On the map

20 mi40 miTwentynine PalmsSaltus
  • BLM
  • National Park Service
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Saltus. 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 Twentynine Palms, CA, about 34 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Indio, CA, 64 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Amboy3.4 mi northwest
  2. Chambless8.4 mi east
  3. Cadiz10 mi east
  4. Bagdad11 mi west
  5. Siberia18 mi west
  6. Ash Hill24 mi northwest
  7. Ragtown28 mi west
  8. Essex29 mi northeast

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

Who owns the land

BLM land: Needles Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Needles Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

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°5440Jan5541Feb6245Mar6850Apr7758May8769Jun9273Jul9172Aug8568Sep7457Oct6247Nov5340DecJan: 1.3 inFeb: 1.8 inMar: 1.6 inApr: 0.6 inMay: 0.2 inJun: 0.1 inJul: 1.1 inAug: 0.6 inSep: 0.7 inOct: 0.6 inNov: 0.5 inDec: 1.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Mitchell Caverns. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Mitchell Caverns station (USC00045721), 29 miles away. About 10.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSan Bernardino County, California
Coordinates34.53777, -115.68999
Also known asSaltus, California, Saltus, CA
SourcesWikidata Q122546714 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Saltus ghost town?

In San Bernardino County, California, at 34.5378, -115.6900. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Twentynine Palms, CA, about 34 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Indio, CA, 64 miles away.

Can you visit Saltus?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Needles Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Saltus?

Mild months here run February to June, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Mitchell Caverns. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Saltus?

Yes. Amboy (3.4 mi), Chambless (8.4 mi), Cadiz (10 mi), Bagdad (11 mi).

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