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Gold Hill

Ghost town · Grant County, New Mexico

Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Gold Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Hill is a ghost town in Grant County, New Mexico. It is one of 15 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. No county in New Mexico has more among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Hill as a historical populated place on the Gold 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 32.4367° N, 108.5317° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGold Hill
Elevation5,845 ft
Nearest living townGlen Acres, NM
Distance to it11.6 miles
GNIS feature ID919971
Coordinates32.43675, -108.53172

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What's there now

Gold Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Glen Acres, NM (population 306), about 11.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,845 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 Gold Hill?

Gold Hill is in Grant County, New Mexico, at 32.4367, -108.5317.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, New Mexico has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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