Sitgreaves Pass is a gap at an elevation of 3,586 feet / 1,093 meters, in the Black Mountains of Mohave County, Arizona.It couldn't be easier to arrange your visit to Sitgreaves Pass and many more Oatman attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock's Oatman trip itinerary planner.
When Edward Fitzgerald Beale built Beale's Wagon Road over this pass, he named it John Howells Pass for one of the men in his expedition in October, 1857. Subsequently, the pass was named for Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves, of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, who led the 1851 Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers. Sitgreaves' expedition never crossed the Black Mountains by this pass, but did farther north, at Secret Pass or at Union Pass. Under the mistaken impression Sitgreaves and his expedition had crossed this pass, the name was given to it by Lieutenant Joseph Christmas Ives of the Corps of Topographical Engineers in March 1858, as he passed eastward to survey the Colorado Plateau on his way to Fort Defiance, following his exploration of the Colorado River.
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Beautiful, hilly, desert views with wild burros along the way. So glad we drove the Oatman Highway! I had read the road was scary, and yes it is hilly, winding, and narrow. But, if you take your...
Beautiful, hilly, desert views with wild burros along the way. So glad we drove the Oatman Highway! I had read the road was scary, and yes it is hilly, winding, and narrow. But, if you take your... more »
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This is a drive for which you don't want to be in a hurry. The narrow road, the many switch backs, no guard rails, steep drop-offs, make it a time when only the passengers can enjoy the scenery...
This is a drive for which you don't want to be in a hurry. The narrow road, the many switch backs, no guard rails, steep drop-offs, make it a time when only the passengers can enjoy the scenery... more »
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Really high up!
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Just pull over and watch the sunset. Drive slow. The curves are treacherous and the burros can come out of no where.
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