Abandoned Record
About Red Hill
Red Hill is a ghost town in Catron County, New Mexico, United States, west of Quemado.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Red Hill, 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 Red Hill is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Red Hill
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
- 1955 Red Hill sheet, 1:24,000 · 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
- 1972 Red Hill 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 Red Hill
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.
Sources
Sources
- ghosttowns.com, "Red Hill": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
- Wikipedia, "Red Hill, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7304258.
- USGS GNIS 910058.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).