Ghost town · Arizona
Pearce
Pearce is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,341 m. Iron Tower stands 2,406 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearce Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. 124 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
human settlement in Cochise County, Arizona, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates31.90500, -109.82056
124 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 46
- Pearce Hill: 0.4 mi
- Sixmile Hill: 1.1 mi
- Township Butte: 3.8 mi
- Sulphur Hills: 6.2 mi
- Three Sisters Buttes: 6.9 mi
Springs: 27
- Goodrich Spring: 7.2 mi
- Walnut Springs: 7.4 mi
- Walnut Springs: 7.5 mi
- Gilda Spring: 7.9 mi
- Cochise Spring: 8.5 mi
Parks: 10
- Evelyn Williams Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- historic well and water tank: 12.8 mi
- 6157 W Lasso Ln: 15.5 mi
- Landin Park: 19.4 mi
- Tombstone City Park: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Sulphur Springs Historic Marker: 5.2 mi
- Metates: 6.7 mi
- White House Ruins: 12.8 mi
- Dragoon Springs Cemetery: 13.5 mi
- Ring Target: 18.6 mi
Museums: 9
- The Amerind Museum: 18.0 mi
- Pioneer Home Museum: 19.4 mi
- Boot Hill Museum: 19.5 mi
- The Audie Murphy and Medal of Honor Museum: 19.6 mi
- O.K. Corral: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Courtland: 9.4 mi
- Gleeson: 11.8 mi
- Cochise: 15.6 mi
- Russellville: 19.5 mi
- Contention City: 24.3 mi
Attractions: 6
- Historic Gleeson Jail: 12.0 mi
- Old Tombstone Bunkhouse: 19.7 mi
- Wyatt Earp Village: 19.7 mi
- Gunfighter Hall of Fame: 19.7 mi
- Old Tombstone Western Theme Park: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Wasteland Buttress: 9.2 mi
- Ewephoria: 10.5 mi
- Trad Rock: 11.6 mi
- Sweet Rock: 11.8 mi
- Peanut Rock: 11.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Texas Canyon Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Texas Canyon Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Sacred Heart Church Rose Trees: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1
- Wyatt Earp: 19.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Whitewater Draw Wildlife Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearce. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Tower | NNE 30° | 2,406 m | 24.9 mi |
| Mount Glenn | WNW 289° | 2,288 m | 10.3 mi |
| Swisshelm Mountain | SE 133° | 2,164 m | 23.1 mi |
| Black Diamond Peak | WSW 241° | 2,160 m | 7.7 mi |
| China Peak | W 264° | 2,156 m | 9.6 mi |
| Fife Peak | E 87° | 2,072 m | 24.3 mi |
| Cochise Peak | W 265° | 2,030 m | 8.7 mi |
| Little Dragoon Mountains | NW 312° | 2,008 m | 21.5 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: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pearce - Sunsites, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southeast Arizona · 13 mi
- Tombstone · 20 mi
- Willcox · 25 mi
- Benson · 29 mi
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