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Añal

Ghost town · De Baca County, New Mexico

Twin Mesa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000)
Twin Mesa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1968, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Añal is a ghost town in De Baca County, New Mexico. It is one of 4 former communities in De Baca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Añal as a historical populated place: 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 34.5743° N, 104.2481° W.

Key facts

Elevation4,266 ft
Nearest living townFort Sumner, NM
Distance to it6.3 miles
Coordinates34.57432, -104.24811

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What's there now

Añal is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fort Sumner, NM (population 958), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,266 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 Añal?

Añal is in De Baca County, New Mexico, at 34.5743, -104.2481.

How many ghost towns are in De Baca County?

De Baca County, New Mexico has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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