Ghost town · Arizona
Cochran
Cochran is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 500 m. Pioneer Mountain stands 1,817 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is North Butte, a peak 2.7 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 11 miles off.
ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1905
How to reach it
Coordinates33.10940, -111.15000
- 11.5 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 12 mi
- Observation Lookout · 12 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- North Butte: 2.7 mi
- Double Peaks: 3.1 mi
- South Butte: 3.2 mi
- Grayback: 3.7 mi
- Bell Butte: 4.8 mi
Springs
- Trough Spring: 7.6 mi
- Ripsey Spring: 11.5 mi
- Kennedy Spring: 19.5 mi
- Doak Spring: 19.7 mi
- Tony Ranch Spring: 20.2 mi
Parks: 33
- Superior Stadium: 12.4 mi
- Besich Park: 13.1 mi
- Pioneer Park: 14.0 mi
- Hubbard Park: 14.2 mi
- Highway Park: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 31
- Wallace Desert Garden: 11.6 mi
- Pistacia Grove: 11.6 mi
- Wing Memorial Herb Garden: 11.6 mi
- Asian Deserts Exhibit: 11.6 mi
- Yucca Forest: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
- 15 Mile Ranch: 3.3 mi
- Martinez Mine: 4.0 mi
- Desert Dweller: 4.8 mi
- Donnelly Ranch: 5.0 mi
- Woodpecker Mine: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Apache Leap: 12.6 mi
- Ride the Wild: 13.9 mi
- Gumby Patrol: 13.9 mi
- Moon Floss: 13.9 mi
- Holiday Blues: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 14
- Mineral Mountain Rock Waterfall: 5.4 mi
- Cottonwood Canyon Petroglyph Site: 8.1 mi
- Conversation Point: 11.6 mi
- Javelina Point: 11.6 mi
- Trails End: 11.6 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Reymert: 9.0 mi
- Ray: 10.2 mi
- Pinal City: 11.7 mi
- Bellevue: 19.5 mi
- Christmas: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 5
- Woman from the Fields: 11.6 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 11.6 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 11.6 mi
- The Ring of Life: 11.6 mi
- Dragontail Tower: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 24.2 mi
- Captain Pass: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Poston Butte Preserve: 15.3 mi
Museums: 1
- Dungeon Tour: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Cochran. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Mountain | ENE 62° | 1,817 m | 20.1 mi |
| Stone Cabin Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,747 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hutton Peak | NNE 31° | 1,704 m | 17.6 mi |
| Montana Mountain | N 359° | 1,685 m | 20.4 mi |
| Five Point Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,665 m | 19.0 mi |
| Government Hill | NNE 12° | 1,648 m | 21.0 mi |
| Kings Crown Peak | NNE 16° | 1,600 m | 16.0 mi |
| Fortuna Peak | NNE 12° | 1,578 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 14 mi away.
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