Moon Mountain Recreation Area
Moon Mountain Recreation Area is a park in Lincoln, New Mexico. Moon Mountain Recreation Area is situated nearby to the place of worship Trinity Mountain Fellowship, as well as near the village Ruidoso Downs.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ruidoso Public Library and Ruidoso Lookout Tower.
Ruidoso Public Library
Library
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Ruidoso is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. Ruidoso Public Library is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Moon Mountain Recreation Area.
Ruidoso Lookout Tower
Tower
Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States. Ruidoso Lookout Tower is situated 1 mile southwest of Moon Mountain Recreation Area.
Ruidoso River Museum
Museum
Fox Cave is located on East Highway 70 between Roswell and Alamogordo, near Ruidoso, New Mexico. 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. Ruidoso River Museum is situated 2 miles west of Moon Mountain Recreation Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs.
Ruidoso
Photo: Rocko16, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruidoso is a town in southeastern New Mexico. 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.
Ruidoso Downs
Village
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Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, located within the Lincoln National Forest. As of the 2020 census, Ruidoso Downs had a population of 2,620. Ruidoso Downs is situated 3½ miles east of Moon Mountain Recreation Area.
Alto
Village
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Alto is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. Alto is situated 4½ miles north of Moon Mountain Recreation Area.
Moon Mountain Recreation Area
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Lincoln, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.33734° or 33° 20′ 14″ northLongitude
-105.6494° or 105° 38′ 58″ westOperator
Ruidoso, Parks & RecreationOpen location code
855P89P2+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1503220784OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moon Mountain and Trinity Mountain Fellowship.
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