Sunspot
Sunspot is an unincorporated community in the Sacramento Mountains in the Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico, United States, about 18 miles south of Cloudcroft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States
- Also known as: “Sun Spot”, “Sunspot, New Mexico”, and “Sunspot, NM”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sacramento Peak and Cathey Peak.
Sacramento Peak
Peak
Cathey Peak is a peak in the Sacramento Mountains, in the south-central part of the U.S. State of New Mexico. It lies in Otero County, 10 miles southeast of the community of Alamogordo.
Cathey Peak
Peak
Cathey Peak is a peak in the Sacramento Mountains, in the south-central part of the U.S. State of New Mexico. It lies in Otero County, 10 miles southeast of the community of Alamogordo. Cathey Peak is situated 1½ miles northeast of Sunspot.
Sunspot
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Otero, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.78921° or 32° 47′ 21″ northLongitude
-105.81857° or 105° 49′ 7″ westElevation
9,186 feet (2,800 metres)Open location code
854PQ5QJ+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2193370034OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romanian—“Sunspot” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sunspot Astronomy & Visitors Center and Sunspot Post Office.
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