Hilltop, Arizona

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Hilltop, Arizona
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Hilltop (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°59′40″N109°16′39″W / 31.99444°N 109.27750°W / 31.99444; -109.27750
Country United States
State Arizona
County Cochise
Elevation
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5,702 ft (1,738 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 520
FIPS code 04-33070
GNIS feature ID 5831

Hilltop is a ghost town situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. [2] Hilltop was established in the 1880s and was a successful mining town in the 1900s. Their economy declined steadily until the 1940s when it became a ghost town. [3] The Hilltop Post office was erected on June 26, 1920, serving the local community. [4] Hilltop has an estimated elevation of 5,702 feet (1,738 m) above sea level in the Chiricahua Mountains near the Arizona–New Mexico state line. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Hilltop". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Hilltop (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. Varney, Philip (1980). "Eleven: The Chiricauhua Ghosts". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. pp. 118–121. ISBN   0873582179. LCCN   79-91724.
  4. "Ghost Town Trails – Hilltop, Cochise County, Arizona". www.arizonaghosttowntrails.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.