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Frost

Ghost town · Bernalillo County, New Mexico

Sandia Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Sandia Park quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Frost is a ghost town in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in Bernalillo County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Frost as a historical populated place on the Sandia Park 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 35.1439° N, 106.2853° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSandia Park
Elevation6,808 ft
Nearest living townSandia Knolls, NM
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID920808
Coordinates35.14393, -106.28530

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What's there now

Frost is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandia Knolls, NM (population 1,436), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,808 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 Frost?

Frost is in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, at 35.1439, -106.2853.

How many ghost towns are in Bernalillo County?

Bernalillo County, New Mexico has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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