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Contention City

Contention City from directly overhead

Contention City is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,158 m. Huachuca Peak stands 2,554 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Central Mill, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 27 miles off.

ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona

The record

What the record says

Founded
1880
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates31.76890, -110.20200
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • The Three Brothers Hills: 5.8 mi
  • Mays Hills: 5.9 mi
  • The Dome: 6.4 mi
  • Uncle Sam Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Tombstone Hills: 7.9 mi
Springs: 50
  • McGrew Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Sycamore Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Dry Canyon Spring: 11.4 mi
  • French Joe Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Costello Spring: 12.0 mi
Parks: 30
  • Tombstone City Park: 8.8 mi
  • Landin Park: 9.7 mi
  • Hunt Park: 11.6 mi
  • Keeline Park: 11.9 mi
  • Gordon W. Leffingwell Park: 12.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Ghost towns: 10
Cliffs: 10
  • Bee Cave: 11.7 mi
  • Superfly Sector: 11.7 mi
  • Spine Cave: 11.8 mi
  • Shallow End: 11.8 mi
  • Addendum Wall: 11.9 mi
Museums: 8
Attractions: 6
  • Old Tombstone Bunkhouse: 8.6 mi
  • Wyatt Earp Village: 8.6 mi
  • Gunfighter Hall of Fame: 8.8 mi
  • Old Tombstone Western Theme Park: 8.8 mi
  • Brunckow's Cabin: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Resevoir Hill Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 18.5 mi
  • Camp Yuma: 18.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Sacred Heart Church Rose Trees: 8.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Empirita Ranch: 19.6 mi
  • Ramsey Canyon Preserve: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Texas Canyon Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Texas Canyon Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 23.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Contention City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huachuca PeakSSW 209°2,554 m22.0 mi
Apache PeakWNW 286°2,530 m13.9 mi
Peterson PeakSSW 210°2,410 m23.2 mi
Lyle PeakSSW 209°2,387 m22.7 mi
French Joe PeakWNW 285°2,321 m13.6 mi
Mount GlennNE 45°2,288 m17.9 mi
Granite PeakW 272°2,261 m13.9 mi
Cottonwood PeakWNW 298°2,164 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2518:0118:33
June solstice05:1718:5419:30
September equinox06:1017:4718:19
December solstice07:1816:4517:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955616978828075655446
Precip in0.80.60.60.20.20.32.62.81.60.60.50.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benson 6 SE, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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