Rucker Canyon

Rucker Canyon is a valley in Doña Ana County, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,439 feet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include White Sands Missile Range and White Sands.

White Sands Missile Range

Hamlet

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White Sands Missile Range is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico. The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio. White Sands Missile Range is situated 6 miles north of Rucker Canyon.

White Sands

Village

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White Sands is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It consists of the main residential area on the White Sands Missile Range. White Sands is situated 6 miles north of Rucker Canyon.

Rucker Canyon

Type: Valley with an elevation of 4,439 feet
Category: landform
Location: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.29398° or 32° 17′ 38″ north

Longitude

-106.48555° or 106° 29′ 8″ west

Elevation

4,439 feet (1,353 metres)

Open location code

854M7GV7+HQ

GeoNames ID

5488587

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