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Cloudcroft, New Mexico

"9,000 feet above stress level"

a quaint, charming mountain village of 750 in southern New Mexico’s green Sacramento Mountains;
completely surrounded by the high-mountain Lincoln National Forest, a cool getaway from summer heat, with numerous hiking trails;
the southernmost ski area in the United States;
20 miles from Sunspot, NM, and the National Solar Observatory via NM 6563, a National Scenic Byway;
home of the Cloudcroft Light Opera;
adjacent to the Mescalero Apache Reservation, including Ski Apache, and the Inn of the Mountain Gods, with world-class golfing, dining & casino;
50 miles from Ruidoso, and Ruidoso Downs Horse Racing;
16 miles from the New Mexico Space Museum, Zoo, & the Oliver Lee State Park in the Chihuahuan desert;
40 miles from White Sands National Monument;
within 100 miles of the Three Rivers Indian Petroglyphs, Valley of Fires, Organ Mountain National Monument, & Billy the Kid Country;
within 50 miles of 8 magnificent golf courses, including one a block away at the historic Lodge;
150 miles from Carlsbad Caverns National Park & Roswell with its UFO Museum;