Catron County

Catron County is a rural county in Southwest New Mexico.

Map of Catron County

• 33.379444-108.9033331 Alma. A ghost town with a well-tended cemetery. It was the site of the Alma massacre in 1880, and on that event's centenary a monument to it was erected in the Gila Wilderness.  
• 33.396667-108.7941672 Mogollon. A mining ghost town that is on the National Register of Historic Places.  
• Elfego Baca Memorial, Reserve. Commemorates the Frisco Shootout that occurred on December 1, 1884. Supposedly Baca single-handedly held off eighty attacking cowboys. 
• 34.5167-108.1063 Lightning Field. An artistic installation of 400 stainless-steel poles near Quemado, created by Walter de Maria.  
• 33.323611-108.6411114 Whitewater Baldy (in the Gila Wilderness). The highest point in Southwestern New Mexico, at 10,895 ft (3,321 m).  

• Catwalk National Recreational Trail (in Whitewater Canyon Forest National Recreational Area). A one-mile trail following the path of an old water pipe used in mining. 

• Casa Azul, 3394 W US-60, Quemado, ☏ +1 575 418-8333, [email protected].  (updated Sep 2025)
• Hidden Springs Inn, 2134 US-180, Reserve, ☏ +1 575 533-6146, [email protected].  (updated Sep 2025)