Cree Meadows

Cree Meadows is an area in Lincoln, New Mexico and has an elevation of 6,749 feet. Cree Meadows is situated nearby to the hamlet Ponderosa Heights, as well as near Hollywood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruidoso Public Library and Ruidoso River Museum.

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.

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 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruidoso and Alto.

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.

Alto

Village

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Alto is situated 4 miles north of Cree Meadows.

Ruidoso Downs

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 1,824 at the 2000 census and 2,815 at the 2010 census. Ruidoso Downs is situated 4½ miles east of Cree Meadows.

Cree Meadows

Type: Area
Location: Lincoln, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.34536° or 33° 20′ 43″ north

Longitude

-105.66471° or 105° 39′ 53″ west

Elevation

6,749 feet (2,057 metres)

Open location code

855P88WP+44

GeoNames ID

5463731

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ponderosa Heights and Hollywood.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cedar Canyon and Ruidoso heliport.

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