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Copper City

Ghost town · Sandoval County, New Mexico

Cuba quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500)
Cuba quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Copper City is a ghost town in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It is one of 7 former communities in Sandoval County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Copper City as a historical populated place on the Cuba 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 36.0020° N, 106.9123° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCuba
Elevation7,305 ft
Nearest living townCuba, NM
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID902398
Coordinates36.00196, -106.91226

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What's there now

Copper City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cuba, NM (population 476), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,305 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 Copper City?

Copper City is in Sandoval County, New Mexico, at 36.0020, -106.9123.

How many ghost towns are in Sandoval County?

Sandoval County, New Mexico has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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