| Paradise, Arizona | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cochise |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1901 |
| Extinct Title: | Abandoned |
| Extinct Date: | 1943 |
| Elevation Ft: | 5482 |
| Elevation M: | 1671 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 5 |
| Timezone: | MST (no DST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Coordinates: | 31.9347°N -109.2189°W |
| Blank Name: | Post Office opened |
| Blank Info: | October 23, 1901 |
| Blank1 Name: | Post Office closed |
| Blank1 Info: | September 30, 1943 |
| Blank2 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Paradise is a small ghost town located in Cochise County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1901 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Paradise is also the setting for the first two Postal games.
In 1901 the Chiricahua Development Company located a vein of ore here. A post office was established on October 23, 1901, and at its peak, the town had saloons, general stores, a jail and a hotel. The town was essentially abandoned when the local mines failed, and the post office closed on September 30, 1943.[1] [2] However, a few residents remained. In June 2011, there were five permanent residents and 29 standing structures[3] when the Horseshoe 2 Fire swept through the area.[4] A few homes and cemetery remain.[5]
Paradise is located 5.7 miles west (up-mountain) from Portal, Arizona, and is surrounded by Coronado National Forest land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Paradise has a hot-summer mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Paradise was 104F on July 8, 1912, while the coldest temperature recorded was -2F on February 3, 2011.
The ghost-town of Paradise is also notably featured in media, such as video games and motion pictures.