Haunted Places in Colfax County, New Mexico

EHP Rating: 88.9

Urraca Mesa

Cimarron, NM

Rumored to be a "gateway to Hell", the place is said to have once had several cat totems distributed around. The cat totems were said to guard the gates and as long as they remained in place, the gateway could not open. According to legend, the cat totems have been …

EHP Rating: 78.8

St. James Hotel

Cimarron, NM

There are as many ghost stories as there are rooms at the St. James Hotel. People have reported numerous happenings, from objects being moved, including all the silverware from a table being reportedly moved and piled in the middle after it was set, to haunted apparitions of several different people.

EHP Rating: 77.8

Laguna Vista Lodge

Eagle Nest, NM

The Historic Saloon at Laguna Vista Lodge dates back to 1898, and was frequented by the crew working on the movie Lonesome Dove. On exhibit here are gold nuggets from the old mining days, used in long-ago casino bets. The upstairs portion of the original hotel was once a brothel, …

EHP Rating: 63.2

Dawson Cemetery

Raton, NM

The ghost town of Dawson was once a large coal mining town. In the early 1900's, a decade apart two separate mining disasters struck the town, and killed more than 400 men. The cemetery is filled with crosses that mark the graves of these men, row after row stretching up …

EHP Rating: 61.1

Shuler Theater

Raton, NM

Cold spots and noises without confirmed explanations appear to make up the bulk of the haunted happenings here.

EHP Rating: 40.0

Casa Lemus Parking Lot

Raton, NM

Sept 4, 2016 about 2AM. Car alarm went off in parking lot. Looked through hotel room window, nobody in lot. Then saw full body apparition walking from area where car alarm was going off. Head and shoulders in clear plain view as a dark shadow, remainder of body was translucent. …