Highlight • Historical Site
Oatman Ghost Town
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Tom Wälti
April 29, 2020
Cycling
Oatman was once a thriving gold mining town until the mines were shut down in World War II when metals other than gold were in greater need. Some call the …
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Eric 🖖
June 12, 2024
Road cycling
This Wild West living ghost town on Route 66 is filled with wild burros. In 1863 mountain man Johnny Moss struck gold in Oatman, after which its population and gold exports boomed. This boom lasted until 1941 when the United States entered World War II and ordered all Oatman miners to stop mining for gold and to instead excavate minerals for use in World War II.
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14.7km
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Cycle 9.1 miles (14.7 km) from Oatman to Sitgreaves Pass on Historic Route 66, gaining 1146 feet (349 metres) through scenic desert mountain
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