Company copper town above the San Francisco River near Clifton, built for the Detroit / Arizona Copper operations that fed the great Morenci–Clifton district. Housing, shops, and mill infrastructure once clung to the canyon; when production consolidated, Metcalf emptied. Remaining foundations and industrial landscape read as a high-country copper-company ghost distinct from the still-living town of Clifton and the active Morenci pit overlook.
Field facts
| Region | Greenlee County, AZ |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33.1115, -109.3735 |
| ARPA | Artifacts & structures are protected by federal law (ARPA) — take only photos, leave every relic in place. |
| County | Greenlee |
| Commodity | Copper (company town) |
| Era | late 19th–early 20th century peak |
| GNIS | 31773 |
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