Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona Weather
Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Six Shooter Canyon, Gila County.
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About Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona
Six Shooter Canyon lies in a sun-baked embrace, a geological scar etched deep into the Gila County earth. It lies 42.7 miles east-north-east of Florence, AZ (from Florence, AZ: bearing 57°T), and is situated 2.4 miles south-south-east of Globe. The air here carries the dry, mineral tang of arid lands, and the landscape is a study in muted earth tones – rust-red rock formations rise like ancient sentinels against a sky that often burns a fierce, unblinking blue. Sparse, resilient vegetation, hardy scrub oak and the occasional stoic saguaro, clings to the rugged slopes, their silhouettes sharp against the vast, open expanse. Shadows lengthen and deepen with the passing sun, painting the canyon walls in dramatic contrasts, a silent testament to the relentless sculpting power of wind and water over eons. The history of Six Shooter Canyon is inextricably linked to the veins of copper that once pulsed beneath its surface, drawing prospectors and miners to its remote reaches in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. While the boom times of extensive mining operations have largely subsided, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a subtle hum beneath the quiet of the present day. The local economy now leans more towards tourism and the quiet sustenance of ranching, a slower rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. Visitors often remark on the profound stillness that settles over Six Shooter Canyon as dusk descends, a profound quietude broken only by the distant call of a coyote or the whisper of the wind through the canyons, a place where the immensity of nature stills the hurried pulse of modern life.
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| Location | Six Shooter Canyon, Gila County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33.364169°N, 110.765887°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 85501 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Six Shooter Canyon, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Six Shooter Canyon includes coordinates 33.364169°N, 110.765887°W, situated in Gila County. ZIP code 85501. Telephone area code: 480. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
