Abandoned Record
About La Belle
La Belle (also known as Labelle) is a ghost town in Taos County, New Mexico, United States. It is located approximately eight miles northeast of Red River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about La Belle, 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 Belle is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover La Belle
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.
- 1954 Raton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Raton sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Comanche Point sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Wheeler Peak sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1995 Comanche Point 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 Belle
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "La Belle": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "La Belle, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q96386583.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).