Carrizo Creek

Carrizo Creek is a stream in Otero, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,542 feet. Carrizo Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Hollywood, as well as near the area Cree Meadows.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruidoso Lookout Tower and Ruidoso River Museum.

Ruidoso Lookout Tower

Tower

Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States.

Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between Roswell and Alamogordo, near Ruidoso, New Mexico. It was once used as a hideout by William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid and also known as Henry Antrim, a 19th-century American gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. Ruidoso River Museum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Carrizo Creek.

Ruidoso Public Library

Library

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. Ruidoso Public Library is situated 2 miles north of Carrizo Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.

Ruidoso

Photo: Rocko16, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ruidoso is a town in southeastern New Mexico. Its attractions include pleasant mountain recreation and world-caliber horse racing. During the summer population triples as New Mexicans and Texans arrive to enjoy the horse races, gambling, and cool mountain air.

Ruidoso Downs

Village

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Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. As of the 2020 census, Ruidoso Downs had a population of 2,620. Ruidoso Downs is situated 3½ miles east of Carrizo Creek.

Alto

Village

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Alto is situated 5 miles north of Carrizo Creek.

Carrizo Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.32453° or 33° 19′ 28″ north

Longitude

-105.65443° or 105° 39′ 16″ west

Elevation

6,542 feet (1,994 metres)

Open location code

855P88FW+R6

GeoNames ID

5460551

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