Metallic City, is located only a half mile southeast of Candelaria.  It is located in the upper end of Pickhandle Gulch, and once was named Pickhandle Gulch in 1876.  In 1879, the residents changed the name to Metallic City.  In 1880 the townsite population was around 300, and the town was comprised of a store, barbershop, five saloons, drugstore, and a post office.  By 1881 the population declined to 100, and after Candelaria declined a few years later, Metallic City was deserted.