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Cerro Colorado

Ghost town · Pima County, Arizona

Arivaca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Arivaca quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cerro Colorado is a ghost town in Pima County, Arizona. It is one of 8 former communities in Pima County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 15 Arizona counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cerro Colorado as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.6589° N, 111.2720° W.

Key facts

Elevation3,667 ft
Nearest living townArivaca, AZ
Distance to it5.9 miles
Coordinates31.65890, -111.27200

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What's there now

Cerro Colorado is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arivaca, AZ (population 494), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 3,667 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cerro Colorado?

Cerro Colorado is in Pima County, Arizona, at 31.6589, -111.2720.

How many ghost towns are in Pima County?

Pima County, Arizona has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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