Ghost Ranch was the New Mexico ranch where Georgia O'Keeffe spent summers painting.
O'Keeffe began visiting Ghost Ranch in 1934 after discovering its dramatic cliffs, mesas, and open spaces. The property lies near Abiquiú in northern New Mexico and became one of the most important settings in her work. She rented a small house there and used the surrounding landscape as a recurring subject.
Paintings associated with Ghost Ranch often emphasize the region's red and yellow earth, distant mountains, and sharply defined geological forms. O'Keeffe also painted nearby landmarks, including Cerro Pedernal, a flat-topped mountain that she described as her private mountain.
Ghost Ranch and Abiquiú are related but not interchangeable answers. Ghost Ranch was her summer retreat and a source of landscape motifs; Abiquiú was the home and studio she purchased and restored. The ranch later became a retreat and education center operated by the Presbyterian Church.