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Tank Canyon

Ghost town · Cibola County, New Mexico

Bonine Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Bonine Canyon quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tank Canyon is a ghost town in Cibola County, New Mexico. It is one of 2 former communities in Cibola County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tank Canyon as a historical populated place on the Bonine Canyon 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 34.6081° N, 107.9762° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBonine Canyon
Elevation7,255 ft
Nearest living townPie Town, NM
Distance to it21.7 miles
GNIS feature ID933168
Coordinates34.60811, -107.97617

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What's there now

Tank Canyon is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pie Town, NM (population 188), about 21.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7,255 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 Tank Canyon?

Tank Canyon is in Cibola County, New Mexico, at 34.6081, -107.9762.

How many ghost towns are in Cibola County?

Cibola County, New Mexico has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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