Abandoned Record
About Mangas
Mangas is an extinct town in Catron County, in the U.S. state of New Mexico. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Mangas, 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 Mangas is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Mangas
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 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Saint Johns sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Mangas sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Quemado 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 Mangas
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Mangas": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Mangas, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995349.
- USGS GNIS 923624.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).