Southeast New Mexico

• Southeast NM

  Alto

  Alto is a small unincorporated mountain community in Lincoln County at 7,550 feet in the Lincoln National Forest, five miles north of Ruidoso.

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• Southeast NM

  Artesia

  Artesia sits in southeast New Mexico's high desert at the crossroads of US 82 and 285, a working town shaped by oil, ranching, and the Pecos Valley's steady light.
• Southeast NM

  Carlsbad

  Carlsbad is the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, with a population of 32,238 at an elevation of 3,127 ft. Founded in 1888 as Eddy, the city serves as the gateway to Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
• Southeast NM

  Hobbs

  Hobbs sits in southeast New Mexico's high desert, a gateway city four miles from the Texas line in Lea County. Founded in 1907, it grew with a major oil discovery in 1928 and today has a population of 40,508. The area blends cowboy heritage, farming traditions, and Hispanic culture under wide blue skies and spectacular sunsets.
• Southeast NM

  Holloman AFB

  Holloman Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation established in 1942 in the Tularosa Basin of southeastern New Mexico, adjacent to White Sands National Park and six miles southwest of Alamogordo.

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• Southeast NM

  Mescalero

  Mescalero is a census-designated place on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in Otero County, New Mexico, serving as a gateway to high-desert mountain landscapes and tribal lands in the southeast region.

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• Southeast NM

  Roswell

  Roswell, county seat of Chaves County, sits at 3,615 ft elevation with a 2020 population of 48,422. Founded in 1871, the city is known worldwide for the 1947 Roswell incident and its UFO-themed tourism centered on the International UFO Museum and Research Center.
• Southeast NM

  Ruidoso

  Ruidoso is a mountain resort village in southeast New Mexico’s Lincoln County, nestled in the Lincoln National Forest at the base of Sierra Blanca Peak. With a 2020 population of 7,679 and elevation of 6,739 feet, it draws visitors for its cool high-desert climate, riverside trails, and proximity to the Mescalero Apache Reservation.

  Tribal land — observe protocolsCulturally sensitive site