Teutonia Peak / Cima Dome
Mojave National Preserve · near Cima · California Desert
Hiking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Route type
- out-and-back
- Distance
- 3.3 miles
- Elevation gain
- 650 ft
- Time needed
- day
- Best season
- Oct–Apr (5,000+ ft — can be cold/snowy in winter)
Permits and booking
- Permit required
- No
- How the permit works
- Free NPS; paved Cima Road to the trailhead (rare pavement access). Leashed dogs allowed.
- How hard the permit is to get
- 0 of 5
What is here
- Features
- Joshua tree forest · Cima Dome geology · Summit scramble · Silver-mine remnants · Huge valley views
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- No
Hiking detail
- Intl tip
- One of the few marquee Mojave hikes reachable on pavement, and dog-friendly — a good first outing. Sun-exposed the whole way; no water.
The guide
A gentle climb across the flank of Cima Dome — a near-perfect granite swell — through what was the densest Joshua tree forest o…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Teutonia Peak / Cima Dome — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 35.2647, -115.5439