The Portal
The Portal is an arch in Cochise County, Arizona and has an elevation of 6,165 feet. The Portal is situated nearby to Silver Peak.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portal Ranger Station and Silver Peak.
Portal Ranger Station
Ranger station
Photo: BAlvarius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Portal Ranger Station, also known as Portal Work Station, is located in Cave Creek Canyon, in the eastern Chiricahua Mountains, in Coronado National Forest near Portal, southeastern Arizona. Portal Ranger Station is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Portal.
Silver Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Silver Peak is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Portal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portal and Paradise.
Portal
Hamlet
Portal is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It lies 25 miles south-southeast of San Simon and at the mouth of Cave Creek Canyon on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Portal is situated 3 miles northeast of The Portal.
Paradise
Hamlet
Photo: dedhed1950, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Paradise is situated 4½ miles northwest of The Portal.
Galeyville
Hamlet
Galeyville is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1881, it is now a ghost town. It has an estimated elevation of 5,732 feet above sea level. Galeyville is situated 6 miles northwest of The Portal.
The Portal
- Type: Arch
- Also known as: “Natural Bridge”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cochise County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.87861° or 31° 52′ 43″ northLongitude
-109.17278° or 109° 10′ 22″ westElevation
6,165 feet (1,879 metres)Open location code
853GVRHG+CVGeoNames ID
7728479
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