Santa Rita Ghost Town

Grant County, New Mexico32.8036, -108.0610

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.3 miBayard, NM
Mild months
Jan–Dec10 of 12
Next ghost town
19 miTyrone
Santa Rita, New Mexico
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Santa Rita, in Grant County, New Mexico, is a ghost town.

On the map

20 mi40 miDemingSilver CityLittle Walnut VillageKeeler FarmHurleySanta Rita
  • BLM
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Santa Rita. 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 Bayard, NM, about 5.3 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 81 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Tyrone19 mi southwest
  2. Mowry City22 mi southeast
  3. Lake Valley29 mi east
  4. Hermosa31 mi northeast
  5. Nutt39 mi southeast
  6. Gage40 mi south
  7. Chloride43 mi northeast
  8. Separ47 mi southwest

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°5632Jan5934Feb6638Mar7343Apr8050May9060Jun8864Jul8763Aug8358Sep7447Oct6437Nov5530DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 0.9 inMar: 0.5 inApr: 0.3 inMay: 0.6 inJun: 0.8 inJul: 3.9 inAug: 2.9 inSep: 2.1 inOct: 1.0 inNov: 0.8 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 August to May, judging by NOAA normals from Ft Bayard. June to July bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Ft Bayard station (USC00293265), 5.3 miles away. About 16.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationGrant County, New Mexico
Coordinates32.80360, -108.06100
Also known asSanta Rita, New Mexico, Santa Rita del Cobre, Santa Rita del Cobre, New Mexico, Santa Rita, NM
SourcesWikidata Q7419837 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Santa Rita ghost town?

In Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.8036, -108.0610. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Bayard, NM, about 5.3 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Las Cruces, NM, 81 miles away.

Can you visit Santa Rita?

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 Santa Rita?

Mild months here run August to May, judging by NOAA normals from Ft Bayard. June to July bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up.

Are there other ghost towns near Santa Rita?

Yes. Tyrone (19 mi), Mowry City (22 mi), Lake Valley (29 mi), Hermosa (31 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

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