Ancho Ghost Town

Lincoln County, New Mexico33.9372, -105.7410

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
29 miCapitan, NM
Mild months
Mar–Nov9 of 12
Next ghost town
6.5 miJicarilla
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Ancho. No free-licensed photo yet.

Ancho is a ghost town in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miCapitanAncho
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Ancho. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Capitan, NM, about 29 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albuquerque, NM, 96 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Jicarilla6.5 mi southeast
  2. White Oaks13 mi south
  3. Robsart15 mi south
  4. San Marcial73 mi west
  5. Contadero74 mi west
  6. Pintada76 mi northeast
  7. Paraje80 mi west
  8. Canta Recio81 mi west

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

Private or unlisted land

The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°4625Jan5027Feb5732Mar6537Apr7446May8456Jun8459Jul8258Aug7752Sep6742Oct5532Nov4625DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.6 inMar: 0.6 inApr: 0.7 inMay: 1.1 inJun: 1.3 inJul: 3.3 inAug: 3.2 inSep: 1.9 inOct: 1.7 inNov: 0.8 inDec: 1.1 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Corona 10Sw. Snow is normal from October to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Corona 10Sw station (USC00292095), 15 miles away. About 16.9 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationLincoln County, New Mexico
Coordinates33.93720, -105.74100
Also known asAncho, New Mexico, Ancho, NM
SourcesWikidata Q4752639 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Ancho ghost town?

In Lincoln County, New Mexico, at 33.9372, -105.7410. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Capitan, NM, about 29 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albuquerque, NM, 96 miles away.

Can you visit Ancho?

Likely private land. The point we have for this town is not on any public or protected parcel in PAD-US, the national map of public land. That usually means private land. Ruins on private land are off limits without the owner's permission, even when no fence or sign is visible. Look from the public road.

When is the best time to visit Ancho?

Mild months here run March to November, judging by NOAA normals from Corona 10Sw. Snow is normal from October to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Ancho?

Yes. Jicarilla (6.5 mi), White Oaks (13 mi), Robsart (15 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

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