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White Lakes

Ghost town · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Stanley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500)
Stanley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Lakes is a ghost town in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It is one of 9 former communities in Santa Fe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Lakes as a historical populated place on the White Lakes 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 35.2017° N, 105.7870° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Lakes
Elevation6,826 ft
Nearest living townStanley, NM
Distance to it11.2 miles
GNIS feature ID918408
Coordinates35.20171, -105.78696

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What's there now

White Lakes is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanley, NM (population 31), about 11.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 6,826 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 White Lakes?

White Lakes is in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at 35.2017, -105.7870.

How many ghost towns are in Santa Fe County?

Santa Fe County, New Mexico has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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