Smeltertown Ghost Town

El Paso County, Texas31.7833, -106.5267

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
5.1 miSunland Park, NM
Mild months
Jan–Dec7 of 12
Next ghost town
21 miLanark
Illustration of a desert landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Smeltertown. No free-licensed photo yet.

Smeltertown is an abandoned town in El Paso County, Texas.

On the map

20 mi40 miEl PasoSocorroChaparralAnthonyCanutilloSmeltertown
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Smeltertown. 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 Sunland Park, NM, about 5.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 7.2 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Lanark21 mi northwest
  2. Birchville43 mi southeast
  3. Acala48 mi southeast
  4. Cambray56 mi northwest
  5. Finlay64 mi southeast
  6. Santa Barbara71 mi northwest
  7. Lasca73 mi southeast
  8. Fort Quitman75 mi southeast

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°5934Jan6439Feb7246Mar8053Apr8962May9771Jun9673Jul9472Aug8865Sep7954Oct6742Nov5834DecJan: 0.4 inFeb: 0.4 inMar: 0.2 inApr: 0.2 inMay: 0.4 inJun: 0.7 inJul: 1.6 inAug: 1.7 inSep: 1.5 inOct: 0.6 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 October to April, judging by NOAA normals from El Paso Intl Ap. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in December.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the El Paso Intl Ap station (USW00023044), 9.1 miles away. About 8.7 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationEl Paso County, Texas
Coordinates31.78333, -106.52667
SourcesWikidata Q85801647 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Smeltertown ghost town?

In El Paso County, Texas, at 31.7833, -106.5267. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Sunland Park, NM, about 5.1 miles northwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is El Paso, TX, 7.2 miles away.

Can you visit Smeltertown?

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 Smeltertown?

Mild months here run October to April, judging by NOAA normals from El Paso Intl Ap. May to September bring 10 or more days at 90°F and up; snow is normal in December.

Are there other ghost towns near Smeltertown?

Yes. Lanark (21 mi).

More ghost towns in Texas

All 429 ghost towns in Texas · Ghost towns near El Paso · Ghost towns near Las Cruces