Riley Ghost Town

Socorro County, New Mexico34.3806, -107.2298

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Socorro Field Office · Open to visitors

Nearest town
16 miAlamo, NM
Mild months
Mar–Nov6 of 12
Next ghost town
49 miSan Marcial
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Riley. No free-licensed photo yet.

Riley is a ghost town in Socorro County, New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miLos LunasSocorroBelenRio CommunitiesLos ChavesRiley
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Star: Riley. 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 Alamo, NM, about 16 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albuquerque, NM, 60 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. San Marcial49 mi south
  2. Contadero52 mi south
  3. Greens Gap56 mi west
  4. Canta Recio57 mi south
  5. Paraje58 mi south
  6. Carpenter61 mi northeast
  7. Mangas64 mi west
  8. Anaconda73 mi northwest

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

Who owns the land

BLM land: Socorro Field Office

PAD-US places this spot on Socorro Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 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

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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 May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Socorro 20 N. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Socorro 20 N station (USW00003048), 20 miles away. About 8.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationSocorro County, New Mexico
Coordinates34.38062, -107.22976
Also known asRiley, New Mexico
SourcesWikidata Q115433697 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Riley ghost town?

In Socorro County, New Mexico, at 34.3806, -107.2298. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Alamo, NM, about 16 miles west in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Albuquerque, NM, 60 miles away.

Can you visit Riley?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Socorro Field Office, land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. 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 Riley?

Mild months here run March to May, September to November, judging by NOAA normals from Socorro 20 N. June to August bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

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