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Eagle Hill

Ghost town · Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Milnesand NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000)
Milnesand NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1972, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Eagle Hill is a ghost town in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. It is one of 9 former communities in Roosevelt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 31 New Mexico counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Eagle Hill as a historical populated place on the Milnesand NW 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 33.6573° N, 103.4608° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilnesand NW
Elevation4,292 ft
Nearest living townDora, NM
Distance to it19.8 miles
GNIS feature ID920792
Coordinates33.65732, -103.46079

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What's there now

Eagle Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dora, NM (population 54), about 19.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,292 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 Eagle Hill?

Eagle Hill is in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, at 33.6573, -103.4608.

How many ghost towns are in Roosevelt County?

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

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