Dawson, New Mexico | |
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 Main Street Dawson, 1916 | |
  Dawson Location within the state of New Mexico  Dawson Dawson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°39′51″N 104°46′29″W / 36.66417°N 104.77472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
| County | Colfax |
| Elevation | 6,339 ft (1,932 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 902230[1] |
Dawson (also Mountview) is a ghost town in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States.[1] Dawson is located approximately 17 miles (27.4 km) northeast of Cimarron, and was the site of two separate coal mining disasters in 1913 and 1923. In 1950, the mines were closed,[2] and by 1954 the last residents had left and the post office closed.[3]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dawson, New Mexico
- ^ Villa, Elizabeth. "Dawson, a booming New Mexico mining town turned ghost town". Las Cruces Sun News. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Pearce, T.M.,editor, New Mexico Place Names, A Geographical Dictionary, University of New Mexico Press 1965. ISBN 0-8263-0082-0