| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Arizona |
| County | Cochise |
| Founded | 1901 |
| Abandoned | 1943 |
| Elevation | 5482 ft |
| Elevation | 1671 m |
| Population as of | 2011 |
| Population total | 5 |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
| Coordinates | 31°56′5″N 109°13′8″W |
| Post Office opened | October 23, 1901 |
| Post Office closed | September 30, 1943 |
Paradise is a small ghost town located in Cochise County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1901 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Paradise is also the setting for the first two Postal games.
History
In 1901 the Chiricahua Development Company located a vein of ore here. A post office was established on October 23, 1901, and at its peak, the town had saloons, general stores, a jail and a hotel. The town was essentially abandoned when the local mines failed, and the post office closed on September 30, 1943.[1][2] However, a few residents remained. In June 2011, there were five permanent residents and 29 standing structures[3] when the Horseshoe 2 Fire swept through the area.[4] A few homes and cemetery remain.[5]
Geography
Paradise is located 5.7 miles west (up-mountain) from Portal, Arizona, and is surrounded by Coronado National Forest land.[6]
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paradise has a hot-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Paradise was 104 °F (40.0 °C) on July 8, 1912, while the coldest temperature recorded was −2 °F (−18.9 °C) on February 3, 2011.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Sherman, James E. & Barbara H. Sherman (1969). "Paradise". Ghost Towns of Arizona. First ed. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0806108436.
- ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1970) Arizona Place Names, Tucson: University of Arizona Press [page needed]
- ^ Southwest Incident Management Team (21 May 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire Update; Precautionary Evacuation Remains in Effect" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN)
- ^ Rocky Basin Type-2 Incident Management Team (10 June 2011) "Emergency Bulletin: Horseshoe Two Fire 40 Percent Contained; Winds Expected from Southwest" Arizona Emergency Information Network (AzEIN)
- ^ Varney, Philip (1980). "Eleven: The Chiricauhua Ghosts". Arizona's Best Ghost Towns. Flagstaff: Northland Press. p. 122. ISBN 0873582179. LCCN 79-91724.
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- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Tucson". National Weather Service. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
Further reading
- Alden Hayes, A Portal to Paradise, University of Arizona Press (1999), ISBN 0816521441