Lasca Ghost Town

Hudspeth County, Texas31.2344, -105.4750

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
40 miTornillo, TX
Mild months
Feb–Nov5 of 12
Next ghost town
4.2 miEtholen
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Lasca. No free-licensed photo yet.

Lasca is a ghost town in Hudspeth County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miFabensVan HornTornilloLasca
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Lasca. 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 Tornillo, TX, about 40 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 70 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Etholen4.2 mi southeast
  2. Finlay9.3 mi west
  3. Arispe13 mi southeast
  4. Fort Quitman14 mi southwest
  5. Acala27 mi west
  6. Allamoore30 mi east
  7. Birchville31 mi west
  8. Salt Flat42 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

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°6127Jan6732Feb7538Mar8346Apr9154May9865Jun9669Jul9468Aug9061Sep8248Oct7036Nov6128DecJan: 0.6 inFeb: 0.3 inMar: 0.2 inApr: 0.2 inMay: 0.4 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 1.6 inAug: 1.4 inSep: 1.2 inOct: 0.9 inNov: 0.4 inDec: 0.6 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run February to April, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Ft Hancock 8Sse. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ft Hancock 8Sse station (USC00413266), 16 miles away. About 8.5 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationHudspeth County, Texas
Coordinates31.23444, -105.47500
SourcesWikidata Q28208912 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Lasca ghost town?

In Hudspeth County, Texas, at 31.2344, -105.4750. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Tornillo, TX, about 40 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 70 miles away.

Can you visit Lasca?

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 Lasca?

Mild months here run February to April, October to November, judging by NOAA normals from Ft Hancock 8Sse. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Lasca?

Yes. Etholen (4.2 mi), Finlay (9.3 mi), Arispe (13 mi), Fort Quitman (14 mi).

More ghost towns in Texas

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