Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

Sublette

Ghost town in Rio Arriba County.

Record

About Sublette

Sublette is a railroad ghost town in northern Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, built as a section station in 1880. It is located north-east of Chama, just south of the Colorado state line and at milepost 306.1 of the former Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Sublette, 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 Sublette is

USGS topographic map around Sublette
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

8 historic USGS maps cover Sublette

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Sublette

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our New Mexico index.

Sources

Sources

  1. ghosttowns.com, "Sublette": county, roads, climate, best time to visit, remains.
  2. Wikipedia, "Sublette, New Mexico": coordinates and summary.
  3. Wikidata Q7631463.
  4. USGS GNIS 911457.
  5. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  6. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).