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Boundary Cone

Nature & parks
Near Oatman, Arizona
0.4 mi from Route 66

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Boundary Cone is a rocky promontory in the foothills along the west side of the Black Mountains, near Oatman, AZ. It stands about 4 miles southwest of Oatman, above the Mohave Valley, with Needles to the southwest and Bullhead City to the northwest. For drivers on the old road near Oatman, it is one of the landmarks that frames the approach to the mountains.

What is Boundary Cone?

The cone is a geologic promontory rising from the foothills on the west side of the range. It lies about 12 miles east of the Colorado River in Mohave County.

Visiting Boundary Cone: tips

There is no visitor site; this is a scenery and photo stop from the road. Oatman and the Durlin Hotel are each about 3.5 miles away, and Sitgreaves Pass is about 5.3 miles off. Pull fully off the road before stopping.

Practical info

Address: Arizona 86413

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Stops near Boundary Cone

Oatman, Arizona

Oatman

Oatman, Arizona · on Route 66

A former gold camp in the Black Mountains that Route 66 still runs straight through.

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3.5 mi from Boundary Cone

Oatman Drug Company Building, Arizona

Oatman Drug Company Building

Oatman, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1915 false-front building from Oatman's mining boom, one of the few that survived the town's 1921 fire.

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3.5 mi from Boundary Cone

Durlin Hotel in Oatman, AZ

Durlin Hotel

Oatman, Arizona · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A 1924 adobe hotel from Oatman's gold era, the county's only two-story adobe building.

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3.5 mi from Boundary Cone

Elephants Tooth in Oatman, AZ

Elephants Tooth

Oatman, Arizona · 0.6 mi from Route 66

A tall rock pillar at the edge of Oatman, AZ, rising beside the last miles of Route 66 into town.

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3.8 mi from Boundary Cone

Sitgreaves Pass in Oatman, AZ

Sitgreaves Pass

Oatman, Arizona · on Route 66

The steep, twisting Black Mountains summit on Route 66 between Kingman and Oatman.

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5.3 mi from Boundary Cone

Black Mesa

Oatman, Arizona · 4.7 mi from Route 66

A ten-mile mesa at the southern tip of the Black Mountains, wrapped in a wilderness area.

5.5 mi from Boundary Cone

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