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Southwest New Mexico

Southwestern is the state's most diverse region, though not its most populous. It includes , second largest metropolitan area in the state; the Gila Wilderness, a vast roadless area popular with hikers; and a great deal of desolate territory near the border with .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Las Cruces and Socorro.

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is a city in . The name means "the crosses" in Spanish. It is the state's second largest city, with a population of over 111,000, and is the site of New Mexico State University.

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is a town in the southwestern region of the state of , in the United States of America.

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is a town in the southwestern part of , USA. An old mining town, it is undergoing rebirth as a modest high-tech center and jumping-off point to a number of attractive areas in the mountains.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Truth or Consequences and Catron County.

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, locally called T or C and formerly known as Hot Springs, is a town in in the United States of America. It gets its curious name from a 1950s-vintage television show that offered to film an episode in some little town far from Hollywood, if that town would change its name to match the show's.

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is a county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,579, making it New Mexico's third-least populous county. Its county seat is . is New Mexico's largest county by area.

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is a small town in the southwestern region of , USA. It has attained a quirky sort of fame as the site of the Great American Duck Race, one of those little bits of Americana sometimes encountered in very small towns.

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is a city in and the county seat of , United States. Hidalgo County includes the southern "bootheel" of New Mexico, along the Arizona border. The population was 2,335 at the 2020 census.

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is a town of 800 people in southwestern . It is the nearest town to the Very Large Array, an enormous radio astronomy observatory of interest to the scientifically-inclined traveler, and is a jumping-off point for some outdoor recreational opportunities in the region.

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is an unincorporated community in , , United States. It is home to the Port of Entry and is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to , than to Las Cruces.

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, a tiny unincorporated hamlet in Hidalgo County, lies in the southwestern corner of New Mexico on Highway 80. Its location less than a mile from the border makes it the westernmost community in the state.

Southwest New Mexico

Latitude of center
33.2° or 33° 12′ north
Longitude of center
-107.8° or 107° 48′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14234804
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Satellite Map

Discover Southwest New Mexico from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Southwest New Mexico” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Nuovo Messico sudoccidentale”

New Mexico: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell, and Alamogordo.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
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