Milepost 53 - Chloride, Arizona was founded in 1862 with the discovery of silver ore and is an old mining camp that never quite died. At one time there was over 72 mines operating in and around Chloride.

The name Chloride came from the silver chloride found in the hills among other minerals in the area. Silver chloride is used in photographic emulsions and antiseptic silver solutions. Chloride is the oldest continuously inhabited mining town in the state of Arizona.

Chloride is a peaceful village of about 400 people in the northwest corner of Arizona. There are roughly 350 sunshine days a year in the high desert altitude of 4,009 feet in the Cerbat Mountains.

The climate is perfect for the southwest lifestyle. There is a small roadside market and lunch facility named the Grass Hopper Junction on the west side of the road along Route 93 at Milepost 53