Abandoned Record
About Las Palomas
Las Palomas is a census-designated place in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Palomas had a population of 196.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Las Palomas, 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 Las Palomas is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Las Palomas
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 Tucson Spring sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Tularosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Tularosa sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Williamsburg sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1979 Truth or Consequences sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Las Palomas
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Las Palomas": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Las Palomas, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q5671210.
- USGS GNIS 2584135.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).