Montoya - New Mexico Ghost Town

MONTOYA

NAME: Montoya
COUNTY: Quay
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 6
CLIMATE: Mild winter, warm summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Spring, winter, fall

COMMENTS: Just off I-40.
REMAINS: Crumbling brick and rock stores.

Montoya was founded in 1902 and was a shipping center. Ruins can be seen just off I-40 along the railroad including one structure that was an old store.	Montoya Courtesy Nathan Haley Quay Map Courtesy Nathan Haley House of Sylvan R. & Maria Ignacia Hendren. This home was built in the early 1900’s and affectionately called “Casa Alta” translated “tall/high house.” I have made it a self appointed mission to seek out all websites that incorrectly list this home as an old stone store. Though it is no longer habital, this is a four room house with the living room and kitchen on the first floor and two very large bedrooms on the second floor. The slant roof had channels for rain water that used to fill the large round cistern behind the house. There was also a smoke house for meats. Courtesy Mike and Diana McDanel Old Store, June 03 Courtesy Mike and Diana McDanel

Montoya was founded in 1902 and was a shipping center. Ruins can be seen just off I-40 along the railroad including one structure that was an old store.

Montoya
Courtesy Nathan Haley

Quay Map
Courtesy Nathan Haley

House of Sylvan R. & Maria Ignacia Hendren. This home was built in the early 1900’s and affectionately called “Casa Alta” translated “tall/high house.” I have made it a self appointed mission to seek out all websites that incorrectly list this home as an old stone store. Though it is no longer habital, this is a four room house with the living room and kitchen on the first floor and two very large bedrooms on the second floor. The slant roof had channels for rain water that used to fill the large round cistern behind the house. There was also a smoke house for meats.
Courtesy Mike and Diana McDanel

Old Store, June 03
Courtesy Mike and Diana McDanel

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