Abandoned Record
About La Bajada
La Bajada is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Bajada had a population of 26.
This is a site record: what public sources say about La Bajada, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where La Bajada is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover La Bajada
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1892 Santa Clara sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Tetilla Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Agua Fria sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Albuquerque sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Albuquerque sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Albuquerque sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Los Alamos sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Albuquerque sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 2002 Tetilla Peak sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near La Bajada
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "La Bajada": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "La Bajada, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q19818334.
- USGS GNIS 2806761.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).