Tres Piedras Gold Bars — Taos County

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Tres Piedras Gold Bars — Taos County

Lost Treasure NM • Taos County County
Description
Legend of gold bars missing for decades near Tres Piedras in the San Juan Mountains of Taos County, northern New Mexico.
Historical Notes
Tres Piedras is a small community in Taos County at the edge of the Carson National Forest. Local treasure lore describes gold bars that vanished or were hidden in the San Juan Mountains nearby. Part of the broader New Mexico tradition of Spanish and outlaw caches in the northern mountains.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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