Hilltop, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 31°59′40″N 109°16′39″W / 31.99444°N 109.27750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Cochise |
Elevation | 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]