WayfarrowRoundtop
Ghost town · Torrance County, New Mexico
Roundtop is a ghost town in Torrance County, New Mexico. It is the only former community in Torrance County recorded on the federal names register, out of 177 across New Mexico.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Roundtop as a historical populated place on the Round Top 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 34.4928° N, 106.1067° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Round Top |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 6,438 ft |
| Nearest living town | Mountainair, NM |
| Distance to it | 7.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 920750 |
| Coordinates | 34.49284, -106.10668 |
What's there now
Roundtop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mountainair, NM (population 1,308), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,438 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Anchoghost town · Lincoln County · 43.8 mi
- Kempghost town · Bernalillo County · 45.2 mi
- La Joyitaghost town · Socorro County · 45.9 mi
- Frostghost town · Bernalillo County · 46.2 mi
- 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.