Dog Canyon Historical Marker

Dog Canyon Historical Marker is a park in Otero, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,341 feet.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alamogordo Museum of History and Alameda Park Zoo.

Alamogordo Museum of History

Museum

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The Alamogordo Museum of History, formerly the Tularosa Basin Historical Society Museum, is a history museum holding a collection of historical photographs, documents, and relics from Otero County, New Mexico.

Alameda Park Zoo

Zoo

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Alameda Park Zoo, located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, was founded in 1898 and claims to be the oldest zoo in the Southwestern United States. It participates in the Species Survival Plan for the Mexican wolf.

Flickinger Center for Performing Arts

Theater building

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Flickinger Center for Performing Arts is a 590-seat theater in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This is also the name of the nonprofit organization that operates the theater.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alamogordo and La Luz.

Alamogordo

Photo: AllenS, Public domain.

Alamogordo is a small city in southeastern New Mexico. The town is the county seat for Otero County and supports two major nearby military installations, Holloman Air Force Base and the White Sands Missile Range.

La Luz

Village

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La Luz is a census-designated place in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Luz had a population of 1,578. It is located immediately north of Alamogordo and lies in the eastern edge of the Tularosa Basin and on the western flank of the Sacramento Mountains. La Luz is situated 5 miles north of Dog Canyon Historical Marker.

Dog Canyon Historical Marker

Type: Park
Description: park in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
Categories: commemorative plaque and recreation area
Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.89979° or 32° 53′ 59″ north

Longitude

-105.96046° or 105° 57′ 38″ west

Elevation

4,341 feet (1,323 metres)

Open location code

854PV2XQ+WR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 357612161

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5465175

Wikidata ID

Q49483567

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In Other Languages

“Dog Canyon Historical Marker” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Dog Canyon Historical Marker”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Omlee and La Luz.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Twelfth Judicial District Court Otero County and New Mexico State Police District 8 Alamogordo.

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