Ponderosa Heights

Ponderosa Heights is a hamlet in , and has an elevation of 6,991 feet. Ponderosa Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruidoso River Museum and Ruidoso Public Library.

Museum
Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between and Alamogordo, near . 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.

Library
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Ruidoso is a village in , , United States, adjacent to the . The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census.

Tower
was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ruidoso and Alto.

is a town in . 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.

Village
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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 4 miles north of Ponderosa Heights.

Village
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is a city in , , United States, located within the . The population was 1,824 at the 2000 census and 2,815 at the 2010 census. is situated 5 miles east of Ponderosa Heights.

Ponderosa Heights

Latitude
33.34453° or 33° 20′ 40″ north
Longitude
-105.6836° or 105° 41′ 1″ west
Elevation
6,991 feet (2,131 metres)
Open location code
855P88V8+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151647299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5484815
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