La Belle Ghost Town

Taos County, New Mexico36.7628, -105.3006

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Carson Other · Open to visitors

Nearest town
17 miQuesta, NM
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
10 miElizabethtown
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of La Belle. No free-licensed photo yet.

La Belle is a ghost town in Taos County, New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miTaosRanchos de TaosArroyo SecoQuestaTaos PuebloAngel FireTalpaLa Belle
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: La Belle. 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 Questa, NM, about 17 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Fe, NM, 85 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Elizabethtown10 mi south
  2. Twining14 mi southwest
  3. Tercio26 mi northeast
  4. Eastdale27 mi northwest
  5. Dawson30 mi east
  6. Primero41 mi northeast
  7. Madrid44 mi northeast
  8. Morley48 mi northeast

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

Who owns the land

National Forest: Carson Other

PAD-US places this spot on Carson Other, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

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°357Jan379Feb4516Mar5223Apr6230May7236Jun7542Jul7240Aug6834Sep5625Oct4416Nov358DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 1.5 inMar: 1.9 inApr: 2.0 inMay: 1.8 inJun: 1.1 inJul: 3.1 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 2.0 inOct: 1.8 inNov: 1.6 inDec: 1.2 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Red River. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Red River station (USC00297323), 7.4 miles away. About 22.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTaos County, New Mexico
Coordinates36.76278, -105.30056
SourcesWikidata Q96386583 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is La Belle ghost town?

In Taos County, New Mexico, at 36.7628, -105.3006. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Questa, NM, about 17 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Fe, NM, 85 miles away.

Can you visit La Belle?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Carson Other, land managed by the U.S. Forest Service. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit La Belle?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Red River. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near La Belle?

Yes. Elizabethtown (10 mi), Twining (14 mi), Tercio (26 mi), Eastdale (27 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

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