Abandoned Record
About Castle Dome Landing
Castle Dome Landing, Arizona is a ghost town in the Castle Dome Mountains of Yuma County in the U.S. state of Arizona. It was first settled as a transport depot and mining camp around 1863 in what was then the Arizona Territory.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Castle Dome Landing, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Castle Dome Landing is
Historic maps
12 historic USGS maps cover Castle Dome Landing
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1929 Laguna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1942 Yuma sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1943 Laguna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 El Centro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Imperial Reservoir sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Laguna sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 El Centro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 El Centro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 El Centro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 El Centro sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Yuma sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1997 Imperial Reservoir sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Castle Dome Landing
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arizona index.
- Williamsport8.8 mi NW · La Paz
- La Laguna10.2 mi S · Yuma
- Nortons Landing12.0 mi NW · La Paz
- Gila City15.1 mi S · Yuma
- Dome15.6 mi S · Yuma
- Castle Dome17.5 mi E · Yuma
- Colorado City18.9 mi SW · Yuma
- Clip19.5 mi NW · La Paz
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Castle Dome Landing": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Castle Dome Landing, Arizona": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5050047.
- USGS GNIS 24347.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).