Portal, Arizona

Portal, Arizona
Portal, Arizona
	— Unincorporated community —
	Portal, Arizona
	Coordinates: 31°54′49″N 109°08′29″W / 31.91361°N 109.14139°WCoordinates: 31°54′49″N 109°08′29″W / 31.91361°N 109.14139°W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Elevation	4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
Area code(s)	520
GNIS feature ID	9657

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Portal is an unincorporated community in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. It lies 25 miles (40 km) south-southeast of San Simon and at the mouth of Cave Creek Canyon on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains. Often called the Yosemite of Arizona, the rock walled canyon is composed of fused volcanic tuff.^[2] ^[3] The community is a popular location for birding in southeastern Arizona and home to the American Museum of Natural History Southwest Research Station.^[4] ^[5]The writer Nancy Farmer also lives there currently with her husband.^[6]

Portal Peak Store

Portal Peak in the Chiricahua Mountains

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Portal, Arizona
— Unincorporated community —
Portal, Arizona
Coordinates: 31°54′49″N 109°08′29″W / 31.91361°N 109.14139°W / 31.91361; -109.14139Coordinates: 31°54′49″N 109°08′29″W / 31.91361°N 109.14139°W / 31.91361; -109.14139
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Cochise
Elevation	4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
Area code(s)	520
GNIS feature ID	9657^[1]