Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Southwestern New Mexico
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CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
Albuquerque
Albuquerque
LAGUNA
PUEBLO
LAGUNA
PUEBLO
0
0
25 Mi
40
40
N
53
KIRTLAND
A.F.B.
KIRTLAND
A.F.B.
25 Km
Correo
Correo
117
ISLETA
PUEBLO
ISLETA
PUEBLO
337
RAMAH
NAVAJO
NATION
RAMAH
NAVAJO
NATION
ACOMA
PUEBLO
ACOMA
PUEBLO
NEW
MEXICO
6
Los Lunas
Los Lunas
El Malpais
Natiional Monument
& Conservation Area
El Malpais
Natiional Monument
& Conservation Area
Estancia
Estancia
Belen
Belen
Taos
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
60
47
Map
Area
36
ALAMO
NAVAJO
NATION
ALAMO
NAVAJO
NATION
Bernardo
Bernardo
60
Quemado
Quemado
55
CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
60
169
60
Magdalena
Magdalena
Datil
Datil
Eagar
Eagar
32
Socorro
Socorro
60
Kelly
Ghost Town
Kelly
Ghost Town
Very Large Array
Observatory
Very Larke Array
Observatory
12
San Antonio
San Antonio
Luna
Luna
Apache Creek
Apache Creek
380
12
Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife
Refuge
Bosque del Apache
National Wildlife
Refuge
Reserve
Reserve
CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
CIBOLA
NATIONAL
FOREST
25
191
163
GILA
NATIONAL
FOREST
GILA
NATIONAL
FOREST
180
"Trinity Site"
(Site of world's first
Atomic Explosion)
"Trinity Site"
(Site of world's first
Atomic Explosion)
Elephant
Butte Lake
State Park
Elephant
Butte Lake
State Park
Alma
Mogollon
Alma
Mogollon
Snow Lake
Snow Lake
59
Winston
Winston
Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument
Gila Cliff Dwellings
National Monument
Elephant Butte
Reservoir
Elephant Butte
Reservoir
11
52
WHITE SANDS
MISSILE RANGE
WHITE SANDS
MISSILE RANGE
Chloride
Chloride
150
Truth or
Consequences
Truth or
Consequences
78
White Sands Space Harbor
(Space Shuttle Landing Site)
White Sands Space Harbor
(Space Shuttle Landing Site)
Cliff
Cliff
Hillsboro
Hillsboro
Caballo Lake
State Park
Caballo Lake
State Park
15
Pinos
Altos
Pinos
Altos
35
180
152
75
White Sands
National
Monument
White Sands
National
Monument
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo
Percha Dam
State Park
Percha Dam
State Park
Spaceport
Spaceport
America
Spaceport
America
Silver City
Silver City
America
Santa Rita
Copper Mine
Santa Rita
Copper Mine
Bayard
Hurley
Bayard
Hurley
Tyrone
Copper Mine
Tyrone
Copper Mine
To Phoenix
To Phoenix
To Alamogordo
To Alamogordo
27
61
Hatch
Hatch
Fort Selden
State Monument
Fort Selden
State Monument
10
City of Rocks
State Park
City of Rocks
State Park
90
185
Leasburg Dam
State Park
Leasburg Dam
State Park
Stein's Railroad
Ghost Town
Stein's Railroad
Ghost Town
Lordsburg
Lordsburg
26
180
Aguirre Springs
Recreational Area
Aguirre Springs
Recreational Area
Deming
Deming
Las Cruces
Las Cruces
10
Shakespeare
Ghost Town
Shakespeare
Ghost Town
10
70
180
Mesilla
Mesilla
To
Tucson
To
Tucson
Rockhound
State Park
Rockhound
State Park
25
54
80
146
Anthony
Anthony
Animas
Animas
11
FORT BLISS
MIL. RES.
FORT BLISS
MIL. RES.
9
Hachita
Hachita
Pancho Villa State Park
Pancho Villa State Park
Sunland Park
Sunland Park
TEXAS
TEXAS
Rodeo
Rodeo
9
Columbus
Columbus
El Paso
El Paso
MEXICO
MEXICO
types of celestial objects are photographed, including the sun and its planets, stars, qua-
sars, galaxies, and even the faint remains of the “big bang” that scientists believe occurred
some 10 billion years ago. On the outdoor, self-guided walking tour, you'll have a chance
to get a closer look at the massive antennas. Admission is free, and visitors are welcomed
daily from 8:30am to sunset.
WHERE TO STAY IN THE SOCORRO AREA
Most accommodations are along California Street, the main highway through town, or
the adjacent I-25 frontage road. Most lodgings provide free parking.
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