Ortega Pit
Ortega Pit is a quarry in Otero, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,580 feet. Ortega Pit is situated nearby to the village La Luz.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Otero County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Address: NM
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Luz and Alamogordo.
La Luz
Village
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
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.
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.
Ortega Pit
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.9712° or 32° 58′ 16″ northLongitude
-105.96693° or 105° 58′ 1″ westElevation
4,580 feet (1,396 metres)Open location code
854PX2CM+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 369156296OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Ortega Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ortega Pit”
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