Magdalena Attractions
Magdalena is located west of Socorro on Highway 60 in Socorro County. It got its name from a 16th-century Spanish soldier who thought he saw the face of Mary Magdalene in a rock formation nearby.
Kelly, New Mexico
(Near Magdalena)
Three miles south of Magdalena is the ghost town of Kelly, which still has a small church that holds services once a year. In its mining heyday, Kelly had a population of 3,000 people. At the mine ruins, visitors can collect over 80 varieties of minerals.
Lady on the Mountain
The Lady on the Mountain is a rock formation on Magdalena Peak overlooking Magdalena. A Spanish soldier once called it the face of Mary Magdalene, giving the town its name.
Langmuir Lightening Lab
At the top of Mount South Baldy in the Magdalena Mountains is Langmuir Lightening Lab, where scientists study thunderclouds, lightning, the atmosphere and cosmic rays. The facility is named for Nobel Laureate Dr Irving Langmuir.
Langmuir Lightening Lab
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place
Magdalena, NM 87801
United States
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place
Magdalena, NM 87801
United States
Phone 1 (505) 838-5424
Fax 1 (505) 835-5913
Very Large Array Radio Telescope
On the San Augustin plains, west of Magdalena, is the Very Large Array (VLA) Radio Telescope, with 27 dish antennas taking radio photographs of the sky. The antennas can be seen on a self guided walking tour.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Box O
Socorro, NM 87801-0387
United States
Box O
Socorro, NM 87801-0387
United States
Phone 1 (505) 835-7243
Fax 1 (505) 835-7027
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
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| Open | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |