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Cabra Springs

Ghost town · San Miguel County, New Mexico

Cabra Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Cabra Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cabra Springs is a ghost town in San Miguel County, New Mexico. It is one of 6 former communities in San Miguel County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cabra Springs as a historical populated place on the Cabra Hill topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.3150° N, 104.6597° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCabra Hill
Elevation4,825 ft
Nearest living townSanta Rosa, NM
Distance to it26.2 miles
GNIS feature ID915763
Coordinates35.31505, -104.65971

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What's there now

Cabra Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Santa Rosa, NM (population 2,447), about 26.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,825 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Cabra Springs?

Cabra Springs is in San Miguel County, New Mexico, at 35.3150, -104.6597.

How many ghost towns are in San Miguel County?

San Miguel County, New Mexico has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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