Abandoned Record
About Pep
Pep is an unincorporated community in southern Roosevelt County, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico. The community is composed almost entirely of farms and cattle ranches and is located approximately seven miles south of Dora on New Mexico State Road 206.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Pep, 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 Pep is
Historic maps
4 historic USGS maps cover Pep
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 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Brownfield sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1972 Pep 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 Pep
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Pep": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Pep, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7166180.
- USGS GNIS 898584.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).