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Polhamus Landing

Polhamus Landing from directly overhead

Polhamus Landing is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Spirit Mountain stands 1,687 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyramid Canyon Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Old Route 66 - Oatman Road passes 14 miles off. 156 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

human settlement in United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates35.19222, -114.57000

Overlooks nearby

156 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 51
  • Home Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Hiko Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Sacatone Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Moss Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Box Spring: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Loaf Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Conical Peak: 6.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 7.6 mi
  • Thumb Butte: 7.9 mi
  • Mount Newberry: 8.7 mi
Parks: 31
  • Pyramid Canyon Park: 0.3 mi
  • Contractors' Camp Interpretive Area: 0.7 mi
  • Davis Camp: 0.7 mi
  • Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort RV Park: 1.8 mi
  • Laughlin Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Hardyville Pioneer Cemetary: 5.0 mi
  • Greg Williams Fields at Rotary Park: 7.5 mi
  • Arizona Veterans Memorial (Eternal Flame): 7.7 mi
  • Trail of Memories: 7.7 mi
  • In Memory of all Vietnam Vets: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Scooter's Family Fun Center: 7.5 mi
  • Shootin' Gallery: 15.6 mi
  • Desert Dig-ins: 15.6 mi
  • Oatman Jail: 15.6 mi
  • Cool Springs Station Museum: 18.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Colorado River Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 1.7 mi
  • Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 1.7 mi
  • Cool Springs Stations Museum: 18.6 mi
  • Needles Regional Museum: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 2
  • Prayer Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Bella's Garden: 7.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 8.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Polhamus Landing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Spirit MountainWNW 303°1,687 m10.4 mi
Devils ThumbNW 310°1,574 m10.6 mi
Mount NuttESE 120°1,522 m14.2 mi
North PeakWNW 292°1,497 m10.8 mi
Little PeakWNW 291°1,466 m10.5 mi
Battleship MountainSE 127°1,258 m13.4 mi
Middle PeakWNW 286°1,244 m9.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNE 47°1,234 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1718:50
June solstice05:2519:1919:57
September equinox06:2718:0318:37
December solstice06:4415:5116:31

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.20.80.20.00.00.20.40.30.30.30.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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