Twining Ghost Town

Taos County, New Mexico36.5947, -105.4503

Can you visit?

Likely private land

Private or unlisted land · Ask the owner first

Nearest town
9.1 miArroyo Seco, NM
Mild months
May–Sep5 of 12
Next ghost town
9.4 miElizabethtown
Illustration of a plains landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Twining. No free-licensed photo yet.

Twining is a former settlement in Taos County, New Mexico, listed among the ghost towns of New Mexico.

On the map

20 mi40 miTaosRanchos de TaosArroyo SecoQuestaDixonTaos PuebloAngel FireTwining
  • National Forest
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Twining. 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 Arroyo Seco, NM, about 9.1 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Fe, NM, 71 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Elizabethtown9.4 mi east
  2. La Belle14 mi northeast
  3. Eastdale32 mi north
  4. Dawson38 mi east
  5. Tercio40 mi northeast
  6. Hopewell45 mi west
  7. Sublette51 mi northwest
  8. Primero54 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. Another parcel starts within a quarter mile: Carson National Forest. 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°357Jan379Feb4516Mar5223Apr6230May7236Jun7542Jul7240Aug6834Sep5625Oct4416Nov358DecJan: 1.1 inFeb: 1.5 inMar: 1.9 inApr: 2.0 inMay: 1.8 inJun: 1.1 inJul: 3.1 inAug: 3.0 inSep: 2.0 inOct: 1.8 inNov: 1.6 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 May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Red River. Snow is normal from October to May.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Red River station (USC00297323), 8.2 miles away. About 22.1 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationTaos County, New Mexico
Coordinates36.59472, -105.45028
Also known asTwining, NM
SourcesWikidata Q85811246 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Twining ghost town?

In Taos County, New Mexico, at 36.5947, -105.4503. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Arroyo Seco, NM, about 9.1 miles southwest in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Santa Fe, NM, 71 miles away.

Can you visit Twining?

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: Carson National Forest. Ruins often spread across more than one owner.

When is the best time to visit Twining?

Mild months here run May to September, judging by NOAA normals from Red River. Snow is normal from October to May.

Are there other ghost towns near Twining?

Yes. Elizabethtown (9.4 mi), La Belle (14 mi), Eastdale (32 mi), Dawson (38 mi).

More ghost towns in New Mexico

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