Santa Barbara Ghost Town

Doña Ana County, New Mexico32.6653, -107.1531

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
0.8 miHatch, NM
Mild months
Jan–Dec8 of 12
Next ghost town
18 miNutt
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Santa Barbara. No free-licensed photo yet.

Santa Barbara is an abandoned town in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miLas CrucesTruth or ConsequencesUniversity ParkSan YsidroPicacho HillsMesillaRadium SpringsSanta Barbara
  • BLM
  • Other federal
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Santa Barbara. 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 Hatch, NM, about 0.8 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 32 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Nutt18 mi west
  2. Aleman24 mi north
  3. Lake Valley24 mi west
  4. Cambray32 mi south
  5. Cuchillo41 mi north
  6. Alamocita44 mi north
  7. San Ygnacio de la Alamosa44 mi north
  8. Zapata44 mi north

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: State Trust Land. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

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°5929Jan6432Feb7238Mar7945Apr8854May9763Jun9869Jul9567Aug8959Sep8047Oct6836Nov5829DecJan: 0.5 inFeb: 0.5 inMar: 0.2 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.4 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 1.9 inAug: 2.0 inSep: 1.8 inOct: 1.0 inNov: 0.6 inDec: 0.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Caballo Dam. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Caballo Dam station (USC00291286), 18 miles away. About 10.6 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationDoña Ana County, New Mexico
Coordinates32.66528, -107.15306
Also known asSanta Barbara, New Mexico
SourcesWikidata Q23657371 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Santa Barbara ghost town?

In Doña Ana County, New Mexico, at 32.6653, -107.1531. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hatch, NM, about 0.8 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 32 miles away.

Can you visit Santa Barbara?

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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: State Trust Land. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Santa Barbara?

Mild months here run October to May, judging by NOAA normals from Caballo Dam. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Santa Barbara?

Yes. Nutt (18 mi), Aleman (24 mi), Lake Valley (24 mi), Cambray (32 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

All 69 ghost towns in New Mexico · Ghost towns near El Paso · Ghost towns near Las Cruces