Oatman
Oatman is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 826 m. Silver Mountain stands 1,613 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shootin' Gallery, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Old Route 66 - Oatman Road runs past it. 191 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
census-designated place in Mohave County, Arizona, United States
How to reach it
- On the Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
- On the Historic Route 66, National
- 17.9 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tri-State Viewpoint · 2 mi
191 named places within 25 miles
- Onetto Spring: 1.7 mi
- Shaffer Spring: 1.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 2.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 2.8 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 3.4 mi
- El Camino Village HOA Park: 11.0 mi
- Colorado River Nature Center: 13.1 mi
- Bullhead City Community Park: 13.2 mi
- Gary Keith Civic Park: 13.3 mi
- Stonebridge HOA Park: 13.4 mi
- Negrohead: 2.4 mi
- Leland Butte: 2.5 mi
- Battleship Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Boundary Cone: 3.5 mi
- Wrigley Peak: 3.5 mi
- Canyon City Mill: 1.6 mi
- Oatman: 12.8 mi
- Hardyville Pioneer Cemetary: 13.2 mi
- Fort Mohave: 13.5 mi
- Greg Williams Fields at Rotary Park: 14.3 mi
- Shootin' Gallery: 0.0 mi
- Desert Dig-ins: 0.0 mi
- Oatman Jail: 0.1 mi
- Cool Springs Station Museum: 4.4 mi
- Route 66 Informational sign: 4.6 mi
- Cool Springs Stations Museum: 4.2 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 14.4 mi
- Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 14.5 mi
- Colorado River Museum: 14.7 mi
- Needles Regional Museum: 18.0 mi
- Mohave City: 13.6 mi
- Polhamus Landing: 15.6 mi
- Santa Claus: 23.4 mi
- Cerbat: 23.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 12.8 mi
- Bella's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Dig-It Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Westbound): 19.0 mi
- Haviland Rest Area (I-40 Eastbound): 19.2 mi
- Laughlin Brake Check Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 13.1 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 15.9 mi
- Golgotha: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oatman. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Mountain | NE 39° | 1,613 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cerbat Peak | NE 41° | 1,575 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mayswell Peak | NE 44° | 1,572 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bull Mountain | NE 46° | 1,567 m | 24.6 mi |
| Mount Nutt | NNE 22° | 1,522 m | 4.6 mi |
| Holy Benchmark | ENE 74° | 1,495 m | 21.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | NE 44° | 1,413 m | 20.9 mi |
| Battleship Mountain | N 2° | 1,258 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:02 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bullhead City, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Oatman · 0 mi
- Bullhead City · 13 mi
- Laughlin · 15 mi
- Needles · 18 mi
- Topock · 22 mi
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