WayfarrowLa Cinta
Ghost town · San Miguel County, New Mexico
La Cinta 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 La Cinta as a historical populated place on the Conchas Dam 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 35.4109° N, 104.1316° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Conchas Dam |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,048 ft |
| Nearest living town | Conchas Dam, NM |
| Distance to it | 5.3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 915786 |
| Coordinates | 35.41088, -104.13164 |
What's there now
La Cinta is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Conchas Dam, NM (population 182), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,048 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Trementinaghost town · San Miguel County · 22.7 mi
- Hanleyghost town · Quay County · 23.1 mi
- Corazonghost town · San Miguel County · 26.7 mi
- Ogleghost town · Quay County · 30.3 mi
- Cabra Springsghost town · San Miguel County · 30.5 mi
- Armenta Plazaghost town · Harding County · 31.6 mi
- Frioghost town · Quay County · 36.7 mi
- Alamoghost town · Guadalupe County · 40.5 mi
- Canodeghost town · Quay County · 44.5 mi
- Hartfordghost town · Quay County · 45.1 mi
- Annistonghost town · Quay County · 45.7 mi
- Millsghost town · Harding County · 47.2 mi
Questions
Where is La Cinta?
La Cinta is in San Miguel County, New Mexico, at 35.4109, -104.1316.
How many ghost towns are in San Miguel County?
San Miguel County, New Mexico has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.