Tombstone Vacation Rentals, Hotels, Weather, Map and Attractions

Tombstone is located in southeast Arizona, about 70 miles southeast of Tucson and 15 miles southwest of the Dragoon Mountains. Situated at an elevation of 4,540 feet, Tombstone is perhaps the world's most renowned old mining camp - famous for being the site of the "Gunfight at the OK Corral." In the late 1870s, a miner by the name of Ed Schieffelin arrived at Camp Huachuca and wandered off to prospect nearby. His comrades told him he would "find his tombstone before finding silver." So when Schieffelin staked his first claim, he named it "Tombstone," and the name stuck. Rumors of the rich strikes in the area soon made Tombstone a boomtown and it incorporated as a village in 1879. By 1881 there were over 7,000 people in town and the population soared to 15,000 by the 1890s. However, Tombstone gained a reputation as a town stepped in violence and lawlessness, with a busy "red light" district and more saloons and gambling houses than any town in the southwest. Today, Tombstone, "The Town Too Tough to Die," takes tourists back in time with its' historic buildings and reenactments of events at "The Ok Corral." Other things to see include the Bird Cage Theater, a saloon and dance hall that opened in 1881, and the Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park. There are special events in Tombstone nearly every month of the year, including Territorial Days in March, Wyatt Earp Days in May and Helldorado Days in October.

Surrounding areas: Sierra Vista, Arizona (16.9 mi), Pearce, Arizona (19.7 mi), Bisbee, Arizona (20.0 mi), Parker Canyon Lake, Arizona (30.2 mi), Sonoita, Arizona (34.6 mi), Douglas, Arizona (39.9 mi)

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Tombstone Hotels and Resorts


Hotels & Motels
Holiday Inn Express	1001 N Hwy 80	Tombstone, AZ		(520) 457-9507
Best Western Mission Inn	3460 E Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	15.9 mi.	(520) 458-8500
Comfort Inn & Suites	3500 E Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	15.9 mi.	(520) 459-0515
Village Inn Motel	2440 Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	16.3 mi.	(520) 458-4315
Motel 6 Sierra Vista	1551 E Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	16.7 mi.	(520) 459-5035
Towneplace Suites	3399 Rodeo Dr	Sierra Vista, AZ	16.7 mi.	(520) 515-9900
Sierra Suites	391 E Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.3 mi.	(602) 454-4221
Western Motel	43 W Fry Blvd	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.5 mi.	(520) 458-4303
Carroll Drive Apartments	250 Carroll Dr	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.6 mi.	(520) 459-7110
Candlewood Suites	1904 S Hwy 92	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 439-8200
Fairfield Inn & Suites Sierra Vista	3855 El Mercato	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 439-5900
Holiday Inn Express Hotel And Suites	1902 S Hwy 92	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 439-8800
Sun Canyon Inn	260 N Garden Ave	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 459-0610
Super 8	100 Fab Ave	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 459-5380
Thunder Mountain Inn	1631 S Hwy 92	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 458-7900
Windemere Hotel	2047 South Hwy 92	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.7 mi.	(520) 459-5900
Gateway Studio Suites	203 S Garden Ave	Sierra Vista, AZ	17.8 mi.	(520) 458-5555
The Bisbee Inn	45 Ok St	Bisbee, AZ	20.8 mi.	(520) 432-5131
Casa De San Pedro	8933 S Yell Ln	Hereford, AZ	21.2 mi.	(520) 366-1300
Motel 6	637 S Whetstone Commerce Dr	Benson, AZ	22.1 mi.	(520) 586-0066
Best Western Quail Hollow Inn	699 N Ocotillo St	Benson, AZ	22.9 mi.	(520) 586-3646
Benson Super 8 Motel	855 North Ocotillo Rd	Benson, AZ	23.1 mi.	(520) 586-1530
Holiday Inn Express	630 S Village Loop	Benson, AZ	23.8 mi.	(520) 586-8800

Tombstone Weather & Climate

The southeast corner of Arizona has a cooler, wetter climate than the central desert regions due to the higher elevation (6,000 feet average.) This area has four seasons, and a monsoon that some residents call the "fifth" season. The southern region of Arizona averages 16 inches of rain per year, but experiences a high evapotranspiration, or loss of water. This is the reason for the desert climate classification, in spite of the higher level of precipitation. Most of the rainfall occurs during the monsoon months of July and August. Snow is a very rare occurrence in this region. Temperatures are generally comfortable, with highs in the summer in the 90s and in the 50s and 60s in the wintertime.

Month	High Temp	Low Temp	Rainfall	Ocean Temp
January	59°F	36°F	1.03 in.	-
February	63°F	38°F	0.74 in.	-
March	68°F	41°F	0.71 in.	-
April	76°F	47°F	0.24 in.	-
May	85°F	54°F	0.27 in.	-
June	94°F	63°F	0.62 in.	-
July	93°F	66°F	2.82 in.	-
August	90°F	65°F	3.07 in.	-
September	87°F	61°F	1.54 in.	-
October	78°F	52°F	1.29 in.	-
November	67°F	42°F	0.69 in.	-
December	59°F	36°F	1.08 in.	-

Tombstone Map & Transportation



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The closest airports in the area are the Bisbee Douglas International airport (DUG) located about 32 miles southeast of Tombstone in Douglas Bisbee, Arizona, the Cochise County airport (P33) located approximately 38 miles northeast of Tombstone in Willcox, Arizona, the Nogales International airport (OLS) located roughly 50 miles west of Tombstone in Nogales, Arizona, and finally the Tucson International airport (TUS) located around 58 miles northwest of Tombstone in Tucson, Arizona.

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