Mogollon, ghost town and historic district in Catron County, New Mexico, United States
Mogollon is an abandoned settlement in the Mogollon Mountains of New Mexico, situated on a mountain pass surrounded by dense forest. The town consists of scattered wooden buildings and structures from the 1800s, some deteriorating and others restored, that preserve the layout of this remote mountain community.
The settlement arose in the 1870s as a mining town after silver and gold were discovered nearby. As the mines became depleted toward the late 1800s, most residents left, leaving behind a largely empty community.
The site is accessible only by an unpaved mountain road and is several miles from the nearest inhabited area. Visitors should prepare for basic conditions, as there are minimal to no modern facilities on site.
The place was named after the famous Apache leader Mogollon and still preserves traces of this connection to American frontier history. Its location in forested highlands keeps it largely untouched by modern tourism and the wider world.
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