Ghost town · New Mexico
Mangas
Mangas is a ghost town in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 2,248 m. Alegres Mountain stands 3,102 m to the east, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mangas Schoolhouse, a historic site 1.9 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
human settlement in New Mexico, United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates34.15694, -108.31917
65 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 45
- Little Alegres Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Alegres Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Mangas Mountain: 7.4 mi
- El Caso Peak: 7.6 mi
- Escondido Mountain: 8.8 mi
Springs: 18
- San Jose Spring: 1.9 mi
- Vale Tio Vinces Spring: 8.4 mi
- Rock Spring: 19.8 mi
- Malpais Spring: 20.1 mi
- Mata Spring: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Mangas Schoolhouse: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Greens Gap: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mangas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegres Mountain | E 91° | 3,102 m | 7.3 mi |
| Escondido Mountain | WNW 288° | 3,000 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mangas Mountain | S 174° | 2,925 m | 7.4 mi |
| Davenport Lookout | ENE 69° | 2,851 m | 24.8 mi |
| Horse Mountain | SE 138° | 2,850 m | 16.6 mi |
| Horse Peak | SE 138° | 2,826 m | 16.6 mi |
| Gallo Peak | WSW 245° | 2,818 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | E 98° | 2,787 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 19:52 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:30 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Quemado, 16 mi away.
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