Las Trampas, New Mexico

Las Trampas, New Mexico
Unincorporated community
Las Trampas, New Mexico Location within the state of New Mexico Show map of New Mexico Las Trampas, New Mexico Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 36°07′52″N 105°45′32″W / 36.13111°N 105.75889°W / 36.13111; -105.75889
Country	United States
State	New Mexico
County	Taos County
Elevation [1]	7,428 ft (2,264 m)
Population  (2023)
• Total	43
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
GNIS feature ID	911790[1]
United States historic place Las Trampas Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District View of the Las Trampas Historic District. Show map of New Mexico Show map of the United States Location On State Road 76, Las Trampas, New Mexico Coordinates 36°7′57″N 105°45′48″W / 36.13250°N 105.76333°W / 36.13250; -105.76333 Area 1,000 acres (400 ha) Built 1850 (1850) Architectural style Colonial, Spanish Colonial NRHP reference No. 67000007[2] Significant dates Added to NRHP May 28, 1967 Designated NHLD May 28, 1967[3]

Las Trampas or just Trampas (Spanish: "traps"), is an unincorporated hamlet in Taos County, New Mexico. Founded in 1751 to settle the Las Trampas Land Grant, its center retains the original early Spanish colonial defensive layout as well as the 18th-century San José de Gracia Church, one of the finest surviving examples of Spanish colonial church architecture in the United States. The village center was designated a National Historic Landmark District (the Las Trampas Historic District) in 1967.^[3] The population in 2023 was 43.^[4]