Las Trampas, New Mexico
Las Trampas, New Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 36°07′52″N 105°45′32″W / 36.13111°N 105.75889°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| State | New Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| County | Taos County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. The population in 2023 was 43.