Hilltop, Arizona | |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hilltop |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cochise |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 5702 |
Elevation M: | 1738 |
Coordinates: | 31.9944°N -109.2775°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Area Code: | 520 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Hilltop is a ghost town situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[1] Hilltop was established in the 1880s and was a successful mining town in the 1900s. Their economy declined steadily until the 1940s when it became a ghost town.[2] The Hilltop Post office was erected on June 26, 1920, serving the local community.[3] Hilltop has an estimated elevation of 5702feet above sea level in the Chiricahua Mountains near the Arizona–New Mexico state line.