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Hilltop, Arizona

Coordinates: 31°59′40″N 109°16′39″W / 31.99444°N 109.27750°W / 31.99444; -109.27750
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Hilltop, Arizona
Hilltop is located in Arizona
Hilltop
Hilltop
Location within the state of Arizona
Hilltop is located in the United States
Hilltop
Hilltop
Hilltop (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°59′40″N 109°16′39″W / 31.99444°N 109.27750°W / 31.99444; -109.27750
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Elevation5,702 ft (1,738 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-33070
GNIS feature ID5831

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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  • Ghost towns travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Hilltop – Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com