ANZA-BORREGO SOUTH : ROADS  Mortero Wash

Abandoned Water Tank at Dos Cabezas Station Site

Mortero Wash is part of a major drainage system across the southern desert from the Jacumba Mountains. North of Ocotillo it joins Palm Wash and the two flow into Coyote Wash. At the heads of these two washes are several points of interest, including:

Indian Hill

Remarkable Indian Pictographs. More.

San Diego Arizona & Eastern Railway

Goat Canyon Trestle. Construction Camp. Dos Cabezas Station. Bend.

Dos Cabezas Spring

Good birding site. More.

Mortero Palms

A short but steep hike, with some boulder scrambling. More.

Palm Canyon Wash

Major drainage from the Jacumba Mountains to the east. More.

Piedras Grandes

Pictographs and petroglyphs. More.