Polhamus Landing
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. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the Old Route 66 - Oatman Road
- 21.9 mi off the California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow Scenic Byway, National
- 14.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Tri-State Viewpoint · 15 mi
150 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mohave City: 10.9 mi
- Oatman: 15.6 mi
- Quartette: 17.2 mi
- Santa Claus: 22.3 mi
- Prayer Garden: 6.7 mi
- Bella's Garden: 7.8 mi
- Laughlin Brake Check Rest Area: 12.0 mi
- Southern Nevada Visitors Center: 16.5 mi
- Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 3.7 mi
- Big Bend Conservation Area: 7.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Mountain | WNW 303° | 1,687 m | 10.4 mi |
| Devils Thumb | NW 310° | 1,574 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Nutt | ESE 120° | 1,522 m | 14.2 mi |
| North Peak | WNW 292° | 1,497 m | 10.8 mi |
| Little Peak | WNW 291° | 1,466 m | 10.5 mi |
| Battleship Mountain | SE 127° | 1,258 m | 13.4 mi |
| Middle Peak | WNW 286° | 1,244 m | 9.9 mi |
| Thimble Mountain | SE 124° | 1,195 m | 18.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 15:51 | 16:31 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
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 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 90 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laughlin, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Bullhead City · 3 mi
- Laughlin · 4 mi
- Oatman · 16 mi
- Needles · 25 mi
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