Exploring Mogollon Ghost Town - New Mexico
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- čas přidán 7. 12. 2020
- Amongst the rolling tree-covered hills and mountain tops of western New Mexico is an old mining settlement. Nature has done its best to wipe the town off the map altogether. Mogollon, however, has proved to be undeniably resilient.
Fires have been the Achilles heel of most old mining towns and almost comically becomes a recurring theme in these Ghost Towns. Add to that a massive flood, and you would wonder how could anything be left?
Plenty remains very appealing once you make the 8-mile journey up a windy narrow mountain road and back down into the valley. A narrow canal runs through the town, now making for a remarkable first impression.
High above the town, the cemetery is also worth visiting and not what you would typically expect.
Come along with us and discover what keeps the few remaining residences determined to keep this town alive.
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Excellent !!! we say it the same way in Arizona ( Mogollon Rim)... muggy - on rim.
We actually do have the Magillon rim which surrounds the top of this valley. NM and AZ share a lot of towns and features sharing the same names.
My friend's parents wrote ghost town books in the late '60's. He taught a class at my college about ghost towns and I took it. Our overnight field trip was to Mogollon. We got to camp in the town. Now there are too many people living there again. Best trip ever.
That must have been an amazing experience would have loved to do that!
I wish you could have seen the place back in the 1960's. . it was truly a ghost town then. . even though there were a few people that lived there. Before that, it was EMPTY. I had a great uncle who was a security guard there back in the late 30- to the 50's. . and between him and my grandfather (who married his sister) got some great artifacts before most of them were stripped over the years.
There used to be a manual organ that dated to the 1900's at Los Alamos motel/Restaurant in Glenwood. (before the main building burned and the organ with it) that was pretty impressive.
My God, even Glenwood was amazing in the 1960's. . .Nothing like it is today.
Were they the Shermans? They wrote 2 books for the Oklahoma University press, one about Arizona and the other on New Mexico. I have both
Don’t know!
@@Dullahan161 yes, Jim and Barbara. Great people.
Glad someone shows part of the road going into the town. Have been there a few times and is kinda scary encountering another vehicle on the narrow twisty road. The buildings are closed most of the year.
It certainly is a scary road. It’s been some time since we filmed the town.
I live in Los Lunas, New Mexico and been here for 53 years and I've never heard of this town. Thank you for sharing, be careful
Glad you enjoyed it Ann. It’s amazing what’s on people’s doorsteps and they don’t even realise. Maybe it’s somewhere that you can pin! We have lots more explores for you to enjoy.
Yep: locals say “mug-ee-on”! As a New Mexican, I can confirm that the way a word appears is not always how it’s pronounced. Madrid, between Albuquerque and Santa Fe on the Turquoise Trail, for example, is not pronounced like you would in Spanish, even though it’s a Spanish word: the miners there were mostly immigrants from central Europe, so it’s pronounced “maaaaa-drid.” The next town to that is Cerrillos, and it is pronounced like it looks in Spanish because of who lived there. That’s true throughout New Mexico. Anyway, this is one of the more beautiful places in my very beautiful state, in a very remote area behind the Black Range, between Reserve and Silver City. My brother had a big ranch on the eastern side of the Black Range, closer to another great town called Hillsboro. Glad you featured this. Come back to New Mexico: we have lots of places like this!
We loved the place. So glad you enjoyed our explore albeit one of our earlier ones.
New Mexico is such a wonderful state, so much to see and lots of history.
If you can recommend some places for us to explore next time we’re there that would be wonderful.
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04:37 - I doubt that's an air tank. Looks more like a boiler for steam powered equipment.
Hadn't thought of that. Thank you very much for the comment!
Nice. Beautiful area and leftovers from daze (days) gone by. Rare sight to see the Bighorns. I was hiking about 900 feet above Marble Canyon, Az and got to view a herd of them. You're lucky to be able to do this and do it well, you do. Thanx for sharing.
We were extremely lucky to have them come up that close to us! Thank you for the compliment and for watching!
Very cool remains of a once vibrant N.M. town. The small doors in the hillsides behind the houses and bldgs. may be storage caves, blasted out by miners (Tuff Shed wasn't around back then) Clifton Ariz. has similar caves throughout the town. Glad you showed the Purple Onion, and the mine head frame! Bisbee Ariz. has a similar flood control canal running through Tombstone Canyon. About 20' wide and deep. Been to Mogollon twice with my daughter and both times it was still shut down for the winter. Purple Onion comes highly recommended for excellent food. Thanks for a great video!
Thank you so much for the interesting information! We have been to Clifton and have done a video on the Clifton cliff jail. Here's a link if you would like to check it out! Hope you enjoy! czcams.com/video/NJ3aYY7yfQE/video.html
Do you know what months the Purple Onion is open? Would like to walk through the town and do the tourist thing..
Love your show. I'm from Silver City, NM. Back in about 1976 my girlfriend and I went to visit a friend of ours Kathleen in Mogollon. Her and husband owned the JP Holland building. Our dog, Salina, fell into their well that was inside under a staircase. Kathleen was going to go down for retrieval. She started to strip down and I realized she was about 6 months pregnant. I said, wait I'll do it. So I stripped down and descended. I put Salina in my mouth and climbed back up. Every body was safe. Anyway I hope you found my adventure interesting.
You put Salina in your mouth? I hope she wasn’t a big dog! Glad you all got out safe and what a story to tell. Thanks for sharing Rusty.
@@PinInTheAtlas Hahaha. Yeah, I guess that sounded strange. Must be a very small dog. Hahaha. I picked her up by the scruff of the neck. She was still a puppy but she weighed about 10lbs. Hahaha.
We moved to Las Cruces New Mexico from Eastern North Carolina 4 years ago. About a year later we took a camping trip to the Gila and went up to Mongolian. I thought we would never get there! The "road" was scary: how did a stagecoach get up there!? I didn't know that a movie was filmed there! We didn't make it to the top of the hill, not in the greatest physical shape, and we and our dogs were quite hot. Thanks for the tour and information.
The road was a bit on the scary side, especially that blind corner where the strange building is on the side. You say you went to Gila - now that road is really scary. You may like this video: czcams.com/video/CPIa3LR78n8/video.html
My wife and I was there in the early 1990s. Those two doors in the side of the hill was entrances to mine tunnels. There are many miles of tunnels to that mine. Billy the Kids step father was a mine Forman there. Billy and his mother was left in Silver City while he worked at the mine. His step father also had a black Smith shop at Alma at one time. The town is a lot different in your video. In the hills was many shacks that the miners lived in. Fun place to see.
Wow that is great to know thank you for the information. We would love to have seen it back then with lots more to explore and the more rustic ghost town look! Thank you for watching and the wonderful informative comment!
Thank you!
I enjoyed it very much!
This video is precious.
Thanks again.
Glad you enjoyed it Ben. It’s one of our earlier explores. We post new content every Tuesday. See you on our next adventure.
Great video ! That’s was a very interesting town , looks in great shape compared to most. My deceased wife and used to go park in cemeteries when we dated and then after we were married . We found them very peaceful . Usually the trees are ancient and beautiful , there isn’t noisy people and cars. And then there’s the story the history behind every gravestone . Definitely believe the death of the body isn’t the end , we are a self conscious soul . Love and self awareness cannot be generated by chemicals .
They are peaceful places we always search for the oldest headstone just to pay our respects to those who came before.
@@PinInTheAtlas 🙏❤️
from a trip to Mogollon back in the 70's, we were told that was miner's housing. Were told the miners built them in the rock face to prevent being robbed. when we were there the population was 11 or 12. gas station had a sign "next gas 125 mi." The buildings you see now are modern.
So, was she pronouncing the name of the town correctly?
@@angelaedwards5124 Depends. Locals pronounce it, "Muggy own:.
@3:00 in~ the cabin isn't next to the road, the road is next to the cabin~ that's why there's no steps. 🤠
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Such a awesome video my new friends
You have so much Material on this Location, I would like to see you make 2 more videos....One could be on just the mine...Other on the people still there, like did they grow up there, did there parents work the mine?...This location is just so interesting, to me......Thanks.................JB.........
Unfortunately all the mines are on private property and are extremely dangerous. There are open shafts that drop hundreds of feet down. We did speak to one of the locals and he did not want to be on camera. We tend to find that the residents in these types of locations want to keep their anonymity. Thank you for the suggestions and glad you enjoyed the video so much, John!
Enjoyed your video!
Mogollon has changed dramatically since that major flood and looks nothing like it did as everything seems more sanitized. The way up Graveyard Gulch to the cemetary is now an actual road as opposed to when I first drove it in a 4x4 back in the 90s when it was a barely recognizable trail and the hillside was dotted with all sorts of old miner's shacks. Several of the old cars in town were originally wrecked in the bottom of the gulch as you went up to the cemetary.I'm happy to see the cemetary has been rehabilitated somewhat, probably by a local historical society as it was in pretty disgraceful and overgrown condition when I first saw it. I'm confused as the structure that was described as powder storage, I was told by a local that was a guarded vault to store the gold/silver from the mines till it could be shipped out, hence the heavy vault door frame.
I was in the Mogollon theater as a lady once had a 2nd hand and antique store in there. There were original old movie posters on the walls from it's heydays. I had purchased an old wax cylinder music player, an early Victrola, from one of the other residents of the town back in the 90s which I still have and occasionally play.
Cooney's tomb is not in Mogollon rather it's in the canyon behind the nearby town of Alma.
Wow thank you so much for sharing! It must have been amazing to see back in the day. We are definitely jealous!
i traded a bunch of peppers i'd bought in Hatch for some ceramic shards [ don't tell ] to that lady , i think , back in the late 90's , my first trip to the southwest from oregon....funny to see the town again
imagine living there and having people show up and poke around , often not respecting people's privacy , the reason for being there in the first place
Cool as all hell love the stone walls
Us too there were lots of features we really liked about this town
I live in pahrump Nevada outside of Las Vegas and right across the border in Shoshone CA.,they have what's called the Dublin Caves which were cut into the side of a hill. The miners lived in them, probably bc the temp. stayed at a constant average.
We have actually been there. It was amazing! We don't have a video of it, but we do have a blog on it. Here is the link. Hope you enjoy! pinintheatlas.com/travel-blogs/cave-dwellings-of-dublin-gulch/
@@PinInTheAtlas I figured you had, but I thought if it gets somebody else to check it out, it's a good thing. I love to tell people how much there is to see in and around NV beyond the neon. I I also spent summers with my grandparents in Hackberry AZ which make peoples eyes glaze over until I say it's part of route 66 and people really get excited to hear about Oatman, lol. But the town in your video is fascinating an unlike any ghost/mining town I've ever seen and not bc it's built into the side of a mountain really,just the style of the buildings...I can't wait to plan a trip there! Everyone is going to be flocking to Vegas after we're all vaccinated, and I'll be in a hurry to get out! Awesome video!!!!
Always enjoyed exploring New Mexico.
It is a great state with lots to offer Bill, we enjoy it also
Great history,Thank you!!!
You’re welcome Bill.
While you were there I hope you went to the Mogollon Rim ,where the narrow gauge rail road was.
Missed that Ronald.
My father went through there in the late 50s and then again he and I went through there in the early 90s one of the creepiest places I have ever been and I have lived in New Mexico for 32 years. I don’t think I’d like to go back there very weird feeling there.
It’s strange how some places have that effect. Thanks for sharing.
That was excellent! I want to live there.
It is a beautiful place Chris.
Nice video i like the old buildings and her history.
enjoyed this video.love to see the old places.
Hi Joyce. This was one of our earlier vids, so not the best quality. Glad you enjoyed it though. It certainly is an amazing place.
My mother went there once. Back when atom bombs
were being exploded under Nevada. Us two little ones
don't remember anything anything. It was just one entry
in her travel journal. "Road access too dangerous..........
Turned around when somebody started throwing stones."
Thank you for sharing
Fun following your adventures , thanks
Thank you Bob.
Love this
Thank you so much James!
I’m fascinated with graveyards too. So peaceful and beautiful
We have seen some truly breath taking ones Luann!
So coo tht building built in the rocks😊
I couldn't smell the mint but thanks for including us.
My favorite video by far! What an incredible place.
It’s one of our early vids. No mics then. It really is a great place. Very pretty. Unfortunately all the mines are on private property so we were unable to explore those. Glad you enjoyed it Dannielle
Love this town! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it. Mogollon is a great little town, with so much to explore.
@@PinInTheAtlas I planned on doing some camping in my Prius. Mostly in NM.
@@ttwillow9073 New Mexico is great state. Lots to explore. Enjoy. Hopefully we have given you some ideas. You may like our blog. It's full of pics and info. www.pinintheatlas.com
Terrific job to both of you! Get your Mogoll-on!
Thank you so much. We’ve improved a lot since we filmed this Bradford. Hopefully you’ll enjoy our other pins equally as much if not more!
Enjoyed your visit thank you, I thought of Little house and when pa went mining.Thaks once more please do more.
Thanks Annette, keep watching there's many more to come!
Mogollon s current meaning in Spain is "lot of..." "big bunch".... " many something"....
Interesting. Thanks for the info.
Such a beautiful place. Mother Nature sure does a good job in making the scenery. I am surprised there is still water in the lake and it is not dry yet.
That place is" the hills have eyes".... Sooo Creepy... I won't ever go back...
Lol. We didn’t feel that way. It was a beautiful village and the locals we met were really friendly.
The buildings r Beautiful
Very interesting . thank you for the video ❤
Thank you, Johanna. This was one of our earlier vids. It was a great little town to explore.
Thank you
Love to see these old places the people that lived there could never imagine hundreds of people taking a tour of where they lived and worked on their phone that they can hold in their hand
Exactly imagine trying to explain it to them! You would be either cut off for good at the saloon or hauled off in a straight jacket!
wonderful footage of the bighorn sheep.
Thank you Diana, it was quite unexpected!
Mogollon is on my list to visit. I've lived in Santa Fe for 10 years now, but have so many place I want to explore. It looks like you visited in early autumn ~~ October? Stunning color starting on the cottonwoods. Fascinating ghost town! Thanks for the great tour!
Put the Cat Walk on your list too, Jeannie. It's not far from Mogollon. We did visit in late October. Glad you enjoyed it. Sorry about the sound quality, it was before we had mics.
Just loved the big horn sheep, how effortlessly they jumped over that fence. I would have killed myself trying to do that! And i totally get Andrea's take on old graveyards. Did you notice the tiny crosses on the top rail of the fencing around the graves? Great video, thanks!
You must be going through all our old stuff. Little cringe worthy 🤣 we were lucky to see those big horn. They came right up to the truck. Glad you enjoyed it Deborah.
@@PinInTheAtlas You might think your old stuff is cringe worthy but I think it's great. You underestimate yourself! 🌞
The ghost town in new
Mexico . Very interesting .
To learn about the history documentary of the town .
We are so glad you enjoyed it. Mogollon was such a fascinating place.
Andrea's comment at approx. 25:10, the Bible says at Eccl. 9:5,10:"For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten. ,....for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave." So good to know the truth. :)
Well what an extroadinary place with an extroadinary name, it certainly has some good stories of the wild west ay !!
Wow yes , there is far more to us than meets the fleshy eye !👻👀🤔😎🤗🤗
Great meeting you guys on the Trace today. See you down the road....
It was great to meet and chat with you both as well! Safe journeys until our paths cross again!
Interesting old ghost! Such as it is, with a lot of boon and bust places. Thanks for the tour!
@@kerryjacobson5465 Thank you so much for watching and enjoying the video. There are some really amazing old ghost towns out there!
@@kerryjacobson5465 I Love this.😁
@@PinInTheAtlas reminds me of the Louis Lamour novels 😁 Louis wrote numerous westerns about this beautiful area
Film Location My Name Is Nobody
The film was shot in nine weeks. Filming took place at Acoma Pueblo, the ghost town of Cabezon, the former mining town of Mogollon, the mission of San Esteban Del Rey in New Mexico and in the gypsum dunes at White Sands.
Excellent, we will have to try and watch that movie when we have the chance. Thanks Chad.
So 15 people live there year round. Amazing.
Wow they r big
Muggy-on .
There's a Hollywood Minnesota too. A town of maybe 300 people.
Didn’t know that Bob. Thanks. Will check it out when we’re there.
This was a great adventure! I don't think the old cars were property of the movie maker because they value their vehicles for future movies. Gramma Candy
Those doors in the cliffs are homes.
What a spot on video...This is great....So with 15 people still there, what do they do?...Any one still working the mines?..Like how you did your Research first......This vide is very well done.....Thanks...............JB.
Thank you so much, John! To the best of our knowledge all of the mines are closed. There are a couple of antique and art shops, a restaurant, hotel, and a museum. Glad you enjoyed our video!
@@PinInTheAtlas Yes I did..Good job..........JB.......
Most folks who own places in ghost towns in New Mexico, these days, are artists or retirees who love the locations. You’ll see that throughout my state.
Those were not water tanks. That was a cyanide leaching area. A common silver and gold process even today.
Thanks for the info
Google Earth shows there are about 20 buildings northwest of Mogollon, kind of east of the white tailings, up Fannie/Fanny Road. It appears there is a gate across the road to access these buildings, perhaps private property? Do you know what the story behind that is? I'll be spending a few weeks hiking and exploring the Gila National Forest next month. I've decided not to watch your video of the Gila Cliff Dwellings until after I've been there in person, but I couldn't resist watching this one, mainly because I'm not sure I want to brave the road to Mogollon 😂. Decided it's time to put a pin or two in the atlas. Another great video with tons of info. Cheers!
Up above the town and on Fanny Road as far as we know is all private property and most of those buildings were to do with the mining in some way. We were able to get a few views through the binoculars but that is about it. We came across that gate on our way up to the cemetery. So glad to hear your getting out there to put some Pins In Your Atlas. That area is remarkably beautiful, enjoy!
You are actually not that far from the Gila wilderness area. Critical difference is that no motorized vehicles are allowed in the wilderness areas, period. . Not even for search and Rescue. (Helicopters are the exception.) Many areas up further up the trail (159) also known as the Bursum road to the East are in the wilderness area. Just be careful in those areas. Have fun, as it is beautiful country.
Root cellars . Wouldn't want to waste electricity on refrigeration of food . Blasting caps and dynamite would have been stored nearer the mine , not so near the residences or business 's.
I bought a small wood stove there in 1991 from owners of a local shop/museum.
Unfortunately all the shops were closed on our visit, but we would have loved to mooch around for a while.
When I was there many years ago there was a hobby shop called Tsarskoe Selo which also had Faberge eggs and glassware. Not what one would expect in a ghost town lol town looks much different now
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This is the first video of yours I have seen after seeing you on WonderHussy's channel. Love your videography and informative descriptions. You both have very nice voices. Ive subscribed and look forward to sharing your site with others and seeing more. Would love to see if you have a video on Vaughn, Encino or Cuervo NM. You would enjoy. You are a great couple. Stay well.
Thanks for doing along for the ride, Gary. We have been to Cuervo, before we did CZcams, and have written a blog on it. You may like to read it and enjoy the photos. www.pinintheatlas.com
I am curious as to how the stage stop could be both original and built for a Hollywood movie.
It was the General Store that was made for Hollywood, which is the building right next door to the Stage Coach Stop. They basically share the same wall.
nm a beautiful place outside of gallup, alber.,etc
We love R66!
The cars are not left over from the movie.
The town now doesn't look anything like it did when we were there. In Front of the old garage there were two gas pumps, in which the only pumping you did was to pump up the gas into the glass cylinder, that was marked off with gallons, that gravity fed into your gas tank. The pumping was by hand. All the buildings were still the original ones without all that stucco. There weren't any rock walls, and no fancy drainage ditch. The hippies had just started moving into some of the old buildings, and were squatting in them. Then it looked like a gost town abandoned since the thirties.
It is a shame that some things change over time. But at least in this case the town is still standing and still very beautiful. We would have loved to have seen it in its day.
Editing is your friend. I would have gone when the museum was open.
Thank you. Really enjoy your videos. Could you get the young lady louder. She was great in the last part.
Yes this is a work in progress we are working to get the microphones sorted out as we go! Thank you for the feedback we really appreciate it!
Thanks for taking us along it was interesting and looking forward to
More adventures.
Thanks, be careful and stay safe.
Ron
@@maikailoa808 Thank you Ron, we appreciate you watching and commenting on our videos! There are plenty more to come.
There was a narrow gauge railroad in the area serving the mines, Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad;
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_City,_Pinos_Altos_and_Mogollon_Railroad
I’ve know of this railroad since the time I was in high school, many years ago, and have wanted to visit the area ever since. Now that we’re in Arizona I may get my chance to see it.
Thank you so much for the info! If you’re in the area visiting Mogollon we also suggest you see the Catwalk and the Gila Cliff Dwellings. We have videos on those places as well.
Great video. The Governor would have preferred that you pronounce his name: mo-go-yone. All the "o"s in his name ar long "o"s.
Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to visit
Thank you! we had heard so many different pronunciations that we tried one we could handle! Thanks for watching, the comment and correction!
Some one apparently loves this town by the old equipment being staged on the side of the road
My question is for Andrea, Have you taken Steve to England? My wife is also from England and we're going there next year.
Oh wow how wonderful what part of England are you going to? Where is your wife from Tom?
@@PinInTheAtlas - South London. She went to Sydenham girlschool. We live in California. I'm from Chicago myself.
You’ll love England especially if the weather is good. What parts are you visiting?
@@PinInTheAtlas - The usual thing but I want to visit the grave of Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones. He's buried in the coswalds.
@@TomTobin67 Beautiful area. If you can, visit the Lake District. another beautiful area.
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Thanks for another great video adventure. Not sure where this town is exactly located? Maybe you can give directions to it. Thanks.
Thank you very much! It is north of Silver City on Highway 180 then you turn onto the 159 which is posted to Mogollon. If you head this way there are two other wonderful sites near by one being the catwalk here is the link czcams.com/video/zwYIxA-6Tbc/video.html
and also Gila Cliff Dwellings czcams.com/video/CPIa3LR78n8/video.html
Hope this helps!
Mogollon..”muggy-YŌN”
My name is nobody is a good movie
I say it mo.gollon
Where’s the Catwalk?
Not too far from Mongollon. Check out our video on it.
Try st elmo Colorado ghost town
Thank you Kirk, we will look into that one when we make our way into Colorado.
Lol you pronounce it moggion but isnt it more like mo-goll-on mogollon?
We’ve heard different pronunciations. A local told us that is the way to say it! Plus the accent makes a difference!
What real minnors want is a bottle os wiske and a woman. Woorm or cold don,t make no matter
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Buildings for gun power and dynamite
Please correct the pronunciation of Mogollon.
That video is over a year old plus it was a local we met that told us how to pronounce the townsite.
Your pronunciation is a bit off. . It is pronounced, MUG-EE-YOWN.
Thanks
@@PinInTheAtlas Indeed, it is a strange word to pronounce!
I do not think she is saying it right. There is no I, E ,A or Y. I would like to know the real wY to say it.
We do believe it is pronounced "mo-go-yon" a local told us.
Mug-e-own long e
@@fionav3840 Thanks for the correction
She is saying it properly. In Spanish the double L (LL) is pronounced as a "Y" sound. For example, Llano (roughly meaning 'field') is pronounced as 'Yano' and so forth.
Mo- Go-Yone. not mogeeyon. It's SPANISH. 🤷🏻♀
@@marykyle6611 thanks for sharing