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Lobo

Ghost town · Taos County, New Mexico

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

Lobo is a ghost town in Taos County, New Mexico. It is one of 5 former communities in Taos County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lobo as a historical populated place on the Arroyo Seco 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 36.5859° N, 105.5995° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleArroyo Seco
Elevation8,319 ft
Nearest living townSan Cristobal, NM
Distance to it2.5 miles
GNIS feature ID901566
Coordinates36.58586, -105.59945

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What's there now

Lobo is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is San Cristobal, NM (population 116), about 2.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 8,319 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 Lobo?

Lobo is in Taos County, New Mexico, at 36.5859, -105.5995.

How many ghost towns are in Taos County?

Taos County, New Mexico has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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