Ghost town · Arizona
Gleeson
Gleeson is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,502 m. Mount Glenn stands 2,288 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Gleeson Jail, a attraction 0.1 miles away.
ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1875
How to reach it
Coordinates31.73390, -109.83000
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Maud Hill: 1.3 mi
- Browns Peak: 1.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.7 mi
- Turquoise Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Outlaw Mountain: 3.6 mi
Springs: 20
- South Pass Spring: 4.9 mi
- Antelope Spring: 5.9 mi
- Walnut Springs: 7.0 mi
- Goodrich Spring: 7.5 mi
- Buckshot Spring: 9.4 mi
Parks: 12
- historic well and water tank: 1.3 mi
- 6157 W Lasso Ln: 3.7 mi
- Landin Park: 13.3 mi
- Evelyn Williams Memorial Park: 13.8 mi
- Tombstone City Park: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Ed Schieffelin Monument: 16.1 mi
- Sulphur Springs Historic Marker: 17.0 mi
- White House Ruins: 17.5 mi
- Metates: 18.5 mi
- False Continental Divide Monument: 20.2 mi
Museums: 9
- Pioneer Home Museum: 13.7 mi
- The Audie Murphy and Medal of Honor Museum: 14.0 mi
- Rose Tree Museum: 14.0 mi
- O.K. Corral: 14.0 mi
- Boot Hill Museum: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Ewephoria: 13.5 mi
- Peanut Rock: 14.5 mi
- Trad Rock: 14.6 mi
- Sweet Rock: 14.6 mi
- Wasteland Buttress: 16.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Historic Gleeson Jail: 0.1 mi
- Gunfighter Hall of Fame: 14.1 mi
- Old Tombstone Western Theme Park: 14.1 mi
- Wyatt Earp Village: 14.2 mi
- Old Tombstone Bunkhouse: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Courtland: 2.8 mi
- Pearce: 11.8 mi
- Fairbank: 21.1 mi
- Millville: 21.2 mi
- Charleston: 21.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Wyatt Earp: 14.1 mi
- Art Wall: 20.7 mi
- Iron Man: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sacred Heart Church Rose Trees: 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Gleeson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Glenn | NNW 329° | 2,288 m | 17.7 mi |
| Fissure Peak | SSW 202° | 2,250 m | 21.3 mi |
| Mount Ballard | SSW 201° | 2,248 m | 21.4 mi |
| Juniper | SSW 203° | 2,185 m | 18.7 mi |
| Swisshelm Mountain | ESE 103° | 2,164 m | 17.8 mi |
| Black Diamond Peak | NW 323° | 2,160 m | 10.2 mi |
| China Peak | NW 320° | 2,156 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Martin | SSW 197° | 2,156 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:24 | 17:59 | 18:31 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| September equinox | 06:08 | 17:45 | 18:17 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:43 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MC Neal, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Tombstone · 15 mi
- Southeast Arizona · 24 mi
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